Statement of live oak timbers for 36 gun frigate at Baltimore
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Statement of live oak timbers for 36 gun frigate at Baltimore
Description
Josiah Fox to John Morgan, who is supervising cutting of timbers in Georgia. Statement of the live oak timbers for 36 gun frigates at Baltimore. Similar timber may be sent to Portsmouth New Hampshire.
year created
1795
month created
10
day created
24
author
sent from location
Norfolk Virginia
recipient
in image
author note
No signature, from War Department.
recipient note
John Morgan
notable person/group
John Morgan
Secretary of War
naval constructor
Timothy Pickering
notable location
Philadelphia
Georgia
Baltimore
Portsmouth New Hampshire
notable item/thing
deadwood
stem
timber
port cells
futtocks
red cedar
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1795102415156
page start
135
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 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:135 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Josiah Fox | Norfolk Virginia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Morgan | [unknown] | [n/a] |