Appointment as a Clerk in the War Department
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Appointment as a Clerk in the War Department
Description
Fox is notified that he is appointed as a clerk to assist Joshua Humphreys who is constructing the models and drafts of the frigates to be built by the United States. When that business is finished, Fox will be informed of additional duties as the public service may require.
year created
1794
month created
07
day created
16
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in publication
in image
created note
Year cannot be confirmed from image
notable person/group
Josiah Fox
Henry Knox
Joshua Humphreys
clerk
Secretary of War
notable location
War Department
notable item/thing
models
drafts
frigate construction
compensation
rate of five hundred dollars per annum
assistant
appointment
compensation
pay
document number
1794071600001
number of pages
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | BBD01 (1 pages) | Collection: Josiah Fox (1763 - 1847) Letterbook Papers. Reel #5 Series 1 Naval Architecture Shipbuilding Papers | P: 1 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Josiah Fox Papers | BBQ06 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Subject File of the Naval Records Collection | XJB10 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: Naval Documents of Barbary Wars | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Josiah Fox | [unknown] | [n/a] |