Letter from the War Office recommending Josiah Fox
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Letter from the War Office recommending Josiah Fox
Description
Josiah Fox is the bearer of this recommendation. William Pennock speaks highly of Fox's performance in the Navy Department at Philadelphia where he assisted Joshua Humphreys, naval constructor, in making draughts and moulds for frigates. Humphreys speaks well of Fox and there are few men equally qualified. Mr John Morgan was destined for the position at Norfolk as naval constructor, but he is in Georgia overseeing the cutting of frigate timber. Recommends Fox for position of temporary assistant constructor.
year created
1795
month created
05
day created
14
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
author note
No signature, from War Department.
recipient note
William Pennock
notable person/group
William Pennock
Josiah Fox
Navy Department
War Department
Joshua Humphreys
Naval Constructor
Timothy Pickering
Secretary of War
Mr Morgan
Naval Agent
temporary assistant constructor
notable location
Philadelphia
Norfolk
Virginia
Gosport
notable item/thing
frigates
moulds
draughts
USS Chesapeake
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
Humphreys and Fox, naval constructors
document number
1795051415255
page start
109
transcription
[In margin:] Mr W.m Linnock [?]
[body of letterbook:]
Sir
W.O. May 14th, 1795
The bearer is Mr Josia Fox who for a near a year past has been employed in the Navy department in this city, assisting M.r Humphreys the Constructor in making the draughts of moulds for the frigates. He is handsomely spoken of by M.r Humphreys who thinks there are few men in this Country equally qualified at this time.
M.r
[body of letterbook:]
Sir
W.O. May 14th, 1795
The bearer is Mr Josia Fox who for a near a year past has been employed in the Navy department in this city, assisting M.r Humphreys the Constructor in making the draughts of moulds for the frigates. He is handsomely spoken of by M.r Humphreys who thinks there are few men in this Country equally qualified at this time.
M.r
Item sets
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:109 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Timothy Pickering | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Pennock | [unknown] | [n/a] |