Questions about Wood used in Ship Building
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Questions about Wood used in Ship Building
Description
Requests note about pitch pine beams for the lower deck of a ship built in Philadelphia. Notes dimensions furnished by the War Department with reference only to oak beams for ships built in places other than Philadelphia.
year created
1794
month created
11
day created
20
author
sent from location
Revenue Office
recipient
in image
note
Addressed to the Secretary of War
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Tench Coxe
Secretary of War
Treasury Department
notable location
Revenue Office
Philadelphia
War Department
notable item/thing
pitch pine beams
dimensions
oak beams
frigate construction
deck
lower deck
ship
beams
pine
document number
1794112040101
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | DFY05 (1 pages) | Collection: Letters Sent (Letterbook) of Commissioner of the Revenue, Tench Coxe, Relating to War Department Procurement, Apr 14, 1794-Aug 26, 1796. (RG75) (M74) | P:221 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Tench Coxe | Revenue Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |