Regarding deviations from frigate design
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Regarding deviations from frigate design
Description
Pickering receiving reports that person sent from Philadelphia to render assistance has been rendered uneasy in his situation. Refers to the application of timbers. Pickering outlines policy regarding deviation of frigate design, namely that proposals for changes must be formally submitted to the War Office for consideration.
year created
1795
month created
04
day created
07
author
recipient
sent to location
Baltimore
in image
author note
No signature, From War Department.
recipient note
David Stodder
notable person/group
David Stoddert
Naval Constructor
Timothy Pickering
Secretary of War
Naval Agent
Superintendent
Stodder
Captain Thomas Truxton
Truxtun
Joshua Humphreys
notable location
Baltimore
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
timbers
frigate
notable idea/issue
changes to frigate design
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1795040715155
page start
102
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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:102 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Timothy Pickering | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | David Stodder | Baltimore | [n/a] |