Appointment of Naval Agents
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Appointment of Naval Agents
Description
Knox announce that Gurney Smith of Philadelphia, John Langdon of Portsmouth New Hampshire, and William Pennock Norfolk Virginia have accepted appointments as naval agents
year created
1794
month created
07
day created
14
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in image
author note
Henry Knox
recipient note
Tench Coxe
notable person/group
Tench Coxe
Henry Knox
William Pennock
John Langdon
Gurney Smith
Secretary of War
Secretary of Treasury
Assistant Secretary of Treasury
Naval Agents
notable location
War Department
Portsmouth New Hampshire
Norfolk Virginia
Philadelphia
notable idea/issue
appointment of naval agents
Naval Act 1794
frigate construction
document number
1794071400355
page start
39
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:39 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Tench Coxe | [unknown] | [n/a] |