Regarding mistakes in the casting of kentledge
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Regarding mistakes in the casting of kentledge
Description
Pickering laments that the kentledge cast by Mr Fauch turned out faulty. Discusses the contract and models and asks that Talbot prepare a detailed examination of the matter and report minutely.
year created
1795
month created
04
day created
17
author
recipient
in image
author note
No signature, from War Department.
recipient note
Talbot.
notable person/group
Captain Silas Talbot
Mr Fauch
Thomas Pickering
Secretary of War
Superintendent frigate construction
US Navy
War Department
notable location
Philadelphia
War Department
notable item/thing
kentledge
ballast
models
notable idea/issue
frigate kentledge
ballast
Naval Act 1794
frigate construction
document number
1795041715155
page start
106
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:105 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Timothy Pickering | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Captain Silas Talbot | [unknown] | [n/a] |