Appointment as clerk of navy yard at Boston
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Appointment as clerk of navy yard at Boston
Description
Knox appoints Caleb Gibbs as clerk of navy yard at Boston. Instructions can be found on page 58 of letterbook.
year created
1794
month created
12
day created
31
author
recipient
in image
author note
No signature, from War Department.
recipient note
Caleb Gibbs
notable person/group
Caleb Gibbs
Henry Knox
Secretary of War
clerk of navy yard
notable location
Philadelphia
Boston
Massachusetts
notable item/thing
frigate
USS Constitution
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1794123115255
page start
95
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:95 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Caleb Gibbs | [unknown] | [n/a] |