Appointment of Colonel James Hackett as frigate constructor at Portsmouth New Hampshire
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Appointment of Colonel James Hackett as frigate constructor at Portsmouth New Hampshire
Description
Knox informs James Hackett that he has been appointed as Naval Constructor for the frigate at Portsmouth New Hampshire. Knox advises Hackett that he must work exclusively on this project. Salary $2000 per year. Instructions enclosed. Requests return reply of acceptance.
year created
1794
month created
07
day created
29
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in image
author note
Henry Knox
recipient note
James Hacket
notable person/group
James Hackett
Henry Knox
Governor John Gilman
Governor of New Hampshire
Constructor
War Department
US Navy
notable location
War Department
Portsmouth New Hampshire
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
frigate
USS Congress
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1794072900255
page start
46
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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:46 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Colonel James Hackett | [unknown] | [n/a] |