Request to shipbuilder
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Request to shipbuilder
Description
Regarding ship building calculations, Secretary Knox asks that shipbuilder Joshua Humphreys estimate how many men it would require in two months to cut the frame in Georgia. Knox is likely referring the Southern Live Oak, found in Georgia.
year created
1794
month created
04
day created
10
author
recipient
in image
author note
Henry Knox
recipient note
Joshua Humphries
notable person/group
Joshua Humphreys
Henry Knox
notable location
Georgia
Philadelphia
War Department
War Office
notable item/thing
Live Oak
frigates
ships
shipbuilding
document number
1794041000101
page start
17
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | ZXA06 (315 pages) | Collection: Letters Sent by the Secretary of the Navy to Federal Executive Agents (Letters to President, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Letters to (Requisitions on) Secretary of the Treasury and other Treasury Department Officials), June 1798-June 1824. (RG45) | V:1, P:17 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Joshua Humphreys | [unknown] | [n/a] |