Discharge of the workers at Norfolk ship yard
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Discharge of the workers at Norfolk ship yard
Description
Yards to north to be supplied with live oak timber first. Mr Morgan remains in Georgia overseeing timber harvest business; will remain so until supply of frigates is finished. As such, when the keel is properly covered from weather, order the workmen to be discharged.
year created
1795
month created
10
day created
08
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
author note
No signature, from war department.
recipient note
William Pennock
notable person/group
William Pennock
Naval constructor
Josiah Fox
John Morgan
Naval Agent
Secretary of War
Timothy Pickering
War Department
War Office
ship yard workers
notable location
Georgia
Norfolk
Philadelphia
Gosport
War Office
Virginia
notable item/thing
live oak
keel
frigate
timber
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
USS Chesapeake
Naval Act 1794
document number
1795100815155
page start
132
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:132 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Timothy Pickering | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Pennock | [unknown] | [n/a] |