Henry Knox orders Captain James Seaver to go to Portsmouth New Hampshire to superintend frigate construction
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Henry Knox orders Captain James Seaver to go to Portsmouth New Hampshire to superintend frigate construction
Description
Henry Knox dispatches Captain James Seaver to Portsmouth New Hampshire to superintend frigate construction in concert with Naval Agent. Notes that public interest best served by Captain Thomas Truxton serving at Baltimore.
year created
1794
month created
08
day created
08
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in image
author note
Henry Knox
recipient note
James Seaver
notable person/group
Captain James Seaver
Henry Knox
USS Congress
Captain Thomas Truxton
Naval Agent
Secretary of War
Superintendent
notable location
War Department
Philadelphia
Portsmouth New Hampshire
Baltimore
Maryland
notable item/thing
frigate
USS Congress
USS Constellation
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1794080800855
page start
50
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| 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:50 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Captain James Seaver | [unknown] | [n/a] |