Secretary of War Knox orders Captain Thomas Truxton to go to Baltimore to begin frigate construction
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Secretary of War Knox orders Captain Thomas Truxton to go to Baltimore to begin frigate construction
Description
Henry Knox requests that Captain Thomas Truxton go to Baltimore to work with the Naval Agents in order to begin frigate construction.
year created
1794
month created
08
day created
08
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in image
author note
Henry Knox
recipient note
Thomas Truxton
notable person/group
Thomas Truxton
Henry Knox
Naval Agents
Truxtun
notable location
War Department
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Maryland
notable item/thing
USS Constellation
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1794080800501
page start
49
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:49 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Captain Thomas Truxtun | [unknown] | [n/a] |