Instructions for Naval Agent Jeremiah Yellot at Baltimore
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Instructions for Naval Agent Jeremiah Yellot at Baltimore
Description
Knox forwards instructions to Naval Agent Jeremiah Yellot. Notes that Secretary of Treasury will forward instructions on purchase of articles. Asks if a master builder with sufficient skill can be obtained at Baltimore. Describes pay scale between $1400 and $2000 per year.
year created
1794
month created
07
day created
16
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in image
author note
Henry Knox
recipient note
Jeremiah Yellot.
notable person/group
Jeremiah Yellot
Henry Knox
master builder
constructor
War Deparment
Secretary of Treasury
Alexander Hamilton
notable location
War Department
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Maryland
notable idea/issue
Naval Agents
Frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1794071600155
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 | Jeremiah Yellot | [unknown] | [n/a] |