Letter regarding iron ballast from the Alliance and John Hackett's prospects as Constructor at Boston
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Letter regarding iron ballast from the Alliance and John Hackett's prospects as Constructor at Boston
Description
Henry Knox informs Tench Coxe that he has no information of any iron ballast on the USS Alliance. Informs Coxe that it is likely that John Hackett of Newbury, builder of the Alliance during the Revolutionary War, will be the constructor at Boston. However, he has not provided an answer as of yet.
year created
1794
month created
07
day created
07
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in image
author note
Henry Knox
recipient note
Tench Coxe
notable person/group
Tench Coxe
Henry Knox
John Hackett
Alliance
Assistant Secretary of Treasury
Constructor
notable location
War Department
Boston
Newbury
Massachusetts
Philadelphia
War Department
Treasury Department
notable item/thing
frigate
USS Alliance
iron ballast
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Navy Act 1794
USS Constitution
document number
1794070700455
page start
38
Item sets
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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:38 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Tench Coxe | [unknown] | [n/a] |