Request for dimensions of masts and spars of 36 gun frigate
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Request for dimensions of masts and spars of 36 gun frigate
Description
Knox requests that Captain Truxton provide the exact dimensions of the masts and spars of the 36 gun frigate.
year created
1794
month created
07
day created
17
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in image
author note
Henry Knox
recipient note
Thomas Truxton
notable person/group
Captain Thomas Truxton
Henry Knox
Truxtun
War Department
US Navy
USS Constellation
Silas Talbot
notable location
War Department
Philadelphia
Baltimore Maryland
notable item/thing
masts
spars
36 gun frigate
USS Constellation
notable idea/issue
Naval Act 1794
frigate construction
document number
1794071700255
page start
40
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:40 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Captain Thomas Truxtun | [unknown] | [n/a] |