On business in Naval Department, Knox's successor, fire engines for frigates
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
On business in Naval Department, Knox's successor, fire engines for frigates
Description
Knox discusses whether anything material in Naval Department was omitted. Refers to his successor and the matter of fire engines for the frigates.
year created
1794
month created
12
day created
31
author
recipient
in image
author note
No signature, from War Department.
recipient note
Tench Coxe.
notable person/group
Tench Coxe
Assistant Secretary of Treasury
Henry Knox
Secretary of War
Joshua Humphreys
Naval Department
James McHenry
notable location
Philadelphia
War Department
Treasury Department
notable item/thing
fire engines for frigates
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1794123115155
page start
95
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (315 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:95 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Tench Coxe | [unknown] | [n/a] |