Requests Information for Jacob Sheafe for Frigate Construction
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Requests Information for Jacob Sheafe for Frigate Construction
Description
Encloses extract of letter from Jacob Sheafe, a naval agent at Portsmouth, relating to the construction of a frigate. Requests that the information Sheafe seeks come to him via the War Department.
year created
1794
month created
12
day created
05
author
sent from location
Revenue Office
recipient
in image
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Tench Coxe
Jacob Sheafe
Naval Agent
commissioner of revenue
notable location
Treasury Department
Revenue Office
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
War Department
notable item/thing
frigate construction
Frigate Congress
document number
1794120540101
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | DFY12 (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:231 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Tench Coxe | Revenue Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |