Letter to Naval Agent Jeremiah Yellot on duties and responsibilities of agent and constructor
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Letter to Naval Agent Jeremiah Yellot on duties and responsibilities of agent and constructor
Description
Knox notes that the constructor will search out the artificers and laborers, and the naval agent will regulate and pay wages. Includes a provisional appointment of Mr. Rodder. Will forward plans and moulds for frigates. No deviations on the design will be permitted.
year created
1794
month created
07
day created
22
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in image
author note
Henry Knox
recipient note
Jeremiah Yellot
notable person/group
Jeremiah Yellot
Henry Knox
constructor
naval agent
Colonel Smith
artificer
laborer
notable location
War Department
Baltimore
Philadelphia
War Office
notable item/thing
plans
moulds
wages
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1794072200055
page start
44
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:44 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Jeremiah Yellot | [unknown] | [n/a] |