Circular Letter from the War Office to Constructors of 44-gun Frigates
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Circular Letter from the War Office to Constructors of 44-gun Frigates
Description
Reference to the 3d futtocks; shortening to give scarph to the gun ports and to provide for scuppers. Refers to fitting of timbers. Refers to the fitting of the futtocks and regulation of the scarphs.
year created
1795
month created
11
day created
16
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
secondary recipient
in image
author note
No signature, from War Department.
notable person/group
constructors of 44 gun frigates
Secretary of War
Timothy Pickering
War Office
naval constructors
notable location
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Norfolk
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
circular letter
44 gun frigates
futtocks
timbers
scuppers
scarph
scrarf
airports
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1795111615055
page start
140
Item sets
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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:140 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | War Office | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Constructors of the Frigates | [unknown] | 44 gun frigate constructors |