Letter from Tench Coxe on the fire engines for frigates
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Letter from Tench Coxe on the fire engines for frigates
Description
Knox encloses letter regarding fire engines for the frigates. Asks that Humphreys furnish dimensions.
year created
1794
month created
12
day created
31
author
recipient
in image
author note
No signature, from War Department.
recipient note
Joshua Humphreys
notable person/group
Joshua Humphreys
Tench Coxe
Henry Knox
Secretary of War
Assistant Secretary Treasury
notable location
Philadelphia
War Department
Treasury Department
notable item/thing
fire engines
frigates
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1794123115055
page start
94
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 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:94 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Joshua Humphreys | [unknown] | [n/a] |