Henry Knox orders Captain Silas Talbot to go to New York to superintend frigate construction
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Henry Knox orders Captain Silas Talbot to go to New York to superintend frigate construction
Description
Henry Knox dispatches Captain Silas Talbot to New York to assume duties as superintendent of frigate construction in concert with Naval Agent John Blagge. Instructions to follow.
year created
1794
month created
08
day created
08
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in image
author note
Henry Knox
recipient note
Silas Talbot
notable person/group
Captain Silas Talbot
Henry Knox
Naval Agent
Superintendent
John Blagge
notable location
War Department
New York
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
USS President
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1794080800755
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 Silas Talbot | [unknown] | [n/a] |