Instructions for Clerks in the Navy Yards
Item
Type
Letter/Document (contemporary copy, in third hand, unsigned)
Title
Instructions for Clerks in the Navy Yards
Description
This is a form letter to be sent to those who have been appointed as a clerk of the yards where frigates are built. It explains the instructions by which they are to be guided in the performance of their duties.
year created
1794
month created
08
day created
28
author
in collection
note
This is a form letter which, based on content, is presumed to have been drafted by Henry Knox.
notable person/group
Henry Knox
clerks
workmen
laborers
Samuel Hodgdon
notable location
Navy Yard
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
frigates
timber
iron
tools
document number
1794082890101
page start
1
number of pages
3
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | XJY16 (3 pages) | Collection: Subject File of the Naval Records Collection | NN |
| [view document] (3 pages) | XJY16a (3 pages) | Collection: Subject File of the Naval Records Collection | NN |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |