Timber for 44 gun ship

Item

Type

Printed Document

Title

Timber for 44 gun ship

Description

The Secretary of War transmits to the Treasury Secretary the opinion of shipwright Joshua Humphreys on the mode of procuring white oak plank and timber for a forty four gun ship to be built in Philadelphia

year created

1794

month created

05

day created

12

author

sent from location

War Department

recipient

in collection

note

LC, RG 45, Letters Sent Concerning Naval Matters, National Archives.

notable person/group

Alexander Hamilton
Henry Knox
Joshua Humphreys
shipwright

notable location

War Department
Philadelphia

notable item/thing

timber
white oak plank
gun ship

document number

1794051200000

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
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[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Henry Knox War Department [n/a]
Recipient Alexander Hamilton [unknown] [n/a]