Request to engage John Hackett as Constructor of a 44 gun frigate at Boston
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Request to engage John Hackett as Constructor of a 44 gun frigate at Boston
Description
Knox asks Henry Jackson Naval Agent at Boston to engage John Hackett near Newbury Massachusetts to work as constuctor at Boston. Knox notes that Hackett built the USS Alliance during the late war. Pay would be $2000 per year. Informs Jackson that there are three Hacketts; William is known to have instances of temporary insanity.
year created
1794
month created
07
day created
02
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in image
author note
Henry Knox
recipient note
Henry Jackson
notable person/group
Henry Jackson
Henry Knox
John Hackett
USS Alliance
Constructor
Naval Agent Boston
Hackett
Peter Hackett
William Hackett
notable location
War Department
Boston
Newbury
Massachusetts
notable item/thing
frigate
44 gun frigate
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
Revolutionary War
Continental Navy
document number
1794070200155
page start
36
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 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:36 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Jackson | [unknown] | [n/a] |