Circular to Constructors of Frigates regarding contrary opinions on frigate construction
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Circular to Constructors of Frigates regarding contrary opinions on frigate construction
Description
Pickering informs the constructors that if any ideas suggested by Joshua Humphreys appear erroneous, then they should inform the Secretary of War with the reason for the contrary opinion. If there are no objections, then Humphreys' ideas are expected to stand. Discusses the idea of preserving beams and its practicality only when a single piece comprises a beam.
year created
1795
month created
05
day created
13
author
secondary recipient
in image
author note
No signature, from War Department.
notable person/group
Naval Constructors
Timothy Pickering
Secretary of War
Joshua Humphreys
notable location
Philadelphia
Norfolk
Boston
Portsmouth New Hampshire
Baltimore
New York
notable item/thing
timbers
frigates
beams
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
disagreements among the naval constructors
Naval Act 1794
preservation of beams
document number
1795051315255
page start
108
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:108 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Timothy Pickering | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Constructors of the Frigates | [unknown] | [n/a] |