Knox forwards Joshua Humphreys' recommendations and estimates on the costs of procuring white oak timber and planking; includes principal dimensions of several French and British war ships
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Title
Knox forwards Joshua Humphreys' recommendations and estimates on the costs of procuring white oak timber and planking; includes principal dimensions of several French and British war ships
Description
Secretary of War Henry Knox forwards Joshua Humphrey's estimate of the probable costs of timber for a ship of 44 guns to the Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton. Estimate includes costs and dimensions of white oak, pine, red cedar, live oak. Included in this document is a list from Thomas Penrose of French and British warships with information on number of guns, length of gundeck, other dimensions, where and when launched. Those ships are to be constructed to sail fast, hold a good wind, carry a taut sail and draw little water.
year created
1794
month created
05
day created
12
author
recipient
in image
author note
Henry Knox
recipient note
Alexander Hamilton
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
Henry Knox
Secretary of War
Secretary Treasury
Joshua Humphreys
US Navy
British Navy
French Navy
Robert Morris
Victory
Ocean
Cambridge
Valiant
Centaur
Bellond
Panther
Nassau
Preston
Sanford
Diamond
Dolphin
Hazard
Garland
Druid
Royal Carolina
Wolf Sloop
Terror Bomb
Yacht
Bonetta Sloop
Otter Sloop
Royal Escape Lighter
India Man
Grasshopper Longboat
Lighter Royal George
Raven Sloop
Ranger Sloop
King of Portugal
Thunder Bomb
Royal George
Royal Sovereign
Royal Williams
Prince
Namur
Union
Barfleur
Sandwich
Princess Amelia
Burford
Lenox
Vanguard
Elizabeth
Princess Louise
Montague
Dunkirk
Rippon
Centurion
Nottingham
Tyger
Cortland
Guernsey
Ludlow Castle
Maidstone
Tartar
Cumberland
Sheerness
Portsmouth Storeship
Plymouth Transport
Valiant
Achilles
Arethusa King
notable location
Philadelphia
France
Britain
Chatham Lock
Heneker
Plymouth
Woolwich
Harwich
Limehouse Carter
Isle of Wight
Southampton
War Department
Treasury Department
notable item/thing
estimate
costs
timber
ships
frigate construction
guns
white oak
pine
red cedar
live oak
sail fast
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
US Navy
document number
1794051200355
page start
1
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| In image | In source | Location in source | |
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| [view document] (6 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:25 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |