Letter from Henry Knox to William Pennock regarding duties as Naval Agent
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Letter from Henry Knox to William Pennock regarding duties as Naval Agent
Description
Knox provides Pennock with general instructions as Naval Agent. Secretary of Treasury will furnish instructions on purchase of certain articles. Will work with master builder Mr Morgan, who is currently overseeing the cutting of timber in South Carolina and Georgia. Once this is finished, repair to Portsmouth New Hampshire. Asks for the price at which journeymen, shipwrights and blacksmiths may be obtained. General and particular instructions will be forwarded to master builder and clerk of the ship yard.
year created
1794
month created
07
day created
19
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in image
author note
Henry Knox
recipient note
William Pennock
notable person/group
William Pennock
Henry Knox
Mr Morgan
Master builder
constructor
blacksmith
journeymen
shipwright
Naval Agent
Secretary of Treasury
Secretary of War
Alexander Hamilton
notable location
War Department
War Office
Georgia
South Carolina
Philadelphia
Portsmouth New Hampshire
notable item/thing
timber
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1794071900255
page start
43
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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:43 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Pennock | [unknown] | [n/a] |