Letter directing delivery of moulds of frigates
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Letter directing delivery of moulds of frigates
Description
Letter from Henry Knox to Joshua Humphreys, Naval Constructor, directing Humphreys to deliver the moulds of the frigates to Norfolk; Baltimore; Boston; Portsmouth New Hampshire; New York with all possible dispatch. Knox notes that Josiah Fox is under Humphrey's direction.
short description
Letter from Henry Knox to Joshua Humphreys, Naval Constructor, directing Humphreys to deliver the moulds of the frigates to Norfolk; Baltimore; Boston; Portsmouth New Hampshire; New York.
year created
1794
month created
07
day created
24
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in publication
in image
notable person/group
Joshua Humphreys
Henry Knox
Josiah Fox
William Pennock agent
Samuel and Joseph Sterrett
Jeremiah Yellott
John Blagge
Henry Jackson
Jacob Sheaf
John Langdon
United States Navy
Naval Agents
Naval Constructor
notable location
War Department
Norfolk
Baltimore
Boston
Portsmouth New Hampshire
New York
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
frigate construction
forty four gun frigates
notable idea/issue
Naval Act 1794
original six frigates of United States navy
Josiah Fox and Joshua Humphreys conflict
document number
1794072400301
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | NBT09 (2 pages) | Collection: Presidents Papers, John Sullivan, 1787-May, 1788 | V:1; P:10 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Subject File of the Naval Records Collection | B: 11 (Area 7), F: 1791-1797 |
| [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 | Joshua Humphreys | [unknown] | [n/a] |