Joshua Humpreys' recommendations on when to cut timber for frigates
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Joshua Humpreys' recommendations on when to cut timber for frigates
Description
Knox informs Coxe that Joshua Humphreys recommends months of January and February are best for cutting oak beams for frigates. This he believes will ensure the best possible chance of lasting.
year created
1794
month created
10
day created
24
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in image
author note
No signature, from War Department.
recipient note
Tench Coxe
notable person/group
Tench Coxe
Henry Knox
Assistant Secretary of Treasury
Secretary of War
Naval Constructor
Joshua Humphreys
notable location
War Department
Philadelphia
Georgia
notable item/thing
oak
timbers
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
best time to cut oaks for frigate beams
document number
1794102415155
page start
89
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:89 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Tench Coxe | [unknown] | [n/a] |