Expenditures of Monies on Naval Armaments
Item
Type
Printed or published document
Title
Expenditures of Monies on Naval Armaments
Description
This letter contains an estimate of materials necessary to construct the frigates authorized by act of Congress. The Secretary at War also requests that the Secretary of the Treasury consider two modes for obtaining oak and cedar for building the frigates: by direct contract or by appointed agents. The Secretary at War mentions problems associated with utilizing slave labor.
year created
1798
month created
04
day created
02
author
recipient
in publication
note
Enclosed is a 56 page document on "the expenditures of the monies heretofore appropriated for Naval Armaments and also the causes of the delay in competing the same."
notable person/group
James McHenry
Edward Livingstone
Mr. Wereat
Brigadier General Gunn
negroes
slaves
House of Representatives
Congress
agents
John Blagge
Nicholas Fish
Gurney and Smith
Gardner and Olden
John Habersham
Jedidiah Huntington
Henry Jackson
Samuel Meredith
William Pennock
Joseph Sterett
Jacob Sheafe
Solomon Townsend
Tenche Francis
Brown, Francis & Others
John Blagge
Joseph Copperthwaite
William A. Deas
Daniel Stevens
Josiah Fox
carpenters
caulkers
Treasury Department, revenue office
Capt. John Barry
Joshua Humphreys
Oliver Wolcott
George Claghorne
notable location
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Portsmouth
Charleston
Norfolk
sail cloth manufactury at Bolton
New Hampshire
Mud Fort
the Mediterranean
Maryland
notable item/thing
Georgia wood
timber
ships of war
frigates
live oak timbers
price of labor and materials
cost of the armament
contracts for cannon
naval protection to their commerce
expenditures
anchors
furnace Hope
white oak
plank measure
the Constitution
cooking utensils
payrolls
wages
muzzle
cannon
furnace
nine pounders
six pounders
powder
draught
indenture
copper
notable phrase
"These persons assert, that any contract made in Georgia or other parts to the southward, will be executed by negroes, whose indolence and carelessness will inevitably produce disappointment or loss."
document number
1798040200055
page start
32
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (56 pages) | ZVV09 (56 pages) | Collection: Letters Sent by the Secretary of War Relating to Procurement of Supplies (Order Books), Nov 12, 1800-Dec 31, 1889. (RG107) (M127) | [unknown] |
| [view document] (55 pages) | ZVV09a (55 pages) | Collection: Letters Sent by the Secretary of War Relating to Procurement of Supplies (Order Books), Nov 12, 1800-Dec 31, 1889. (RG107) (M127) | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: Naval Documents of Barbary Wars | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Representative Edward Livingston | [unknown] | [n/a] |