Appointment of William Doughty as clerk of the ship yard at Philadelphia

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

Appointment of William Doughty as clerk of the ship yard at Philadelphia

Description

Memo of William Doughty appointment as Clerk Philadelphia Naval Yard. Insructions same as other clerks.

year created

1794

month created

10

day created

23

author

secondary recipient

sent to location

Phildelphia

in image

author note

No signature, from War Department,

notable person/group

War Department
Clerk of ship yard
Henry Knox
Secretary of War

notable location

Philadelphia
port of Philadelphia
Navy Yard Philadelphia
War Department

notable item/thing

USS United States

notable idea/issue

frigate construction
Naval Act 1794

document number

1794102315155

page start

89

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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:89

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Henry Knox [unknown] [n/a]
Recipient William Doughty Phildelphia Ship yard clerk