Appointment of Joshua Humphreys as Constructor or Master Builder at the Port of Philadelphia
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Appointment of Joshua Humphreys as Constructor or Master Builder at the Port of Philadelphia
Description
Knox informs Joshua Humphreys of his appointment as Constructor or Master Builder of a 44 gun frigate at the port of Philadelphia at the rate of $2000 per year. Pay retroactive in consideration of Humphreys' work adjusting models and draughts. [Frigate would become the USS United States.]
year created
1794
month created
06
day created
28
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in image
author note
Henry Knox
recipient note
Joshua Humphreys
notable person/group
Joshua Humphreys
Henry Knox
Constructor
Master Builder
US Navy
notable location
War Department
Philadelphia
Port of Philadelphia
notable item/thing
frigate
hip models
ship draughts
USS United States
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1794062800155
page start
35
Item sets
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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:35 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Joshua Humphreys | [unknown] | [n/a] |