Letter from the War Office expressing concern that naval constructor misapplying live oak
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Letter from the War Office expressing concern that naval constructor misapplying live oak
Description
Issue of whether deadwood needs to be white oak. Suggests that constructor is mistaken. Live oak generally required in the places most susceptible to decay. Instructs Captain Nicholson to order naval constructor George Claghorn to use live oak on for the purpose intended.
year created
1795
month created
12
day created
09
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
sent to location
Boston
in image
author note
No signature, from War Department.
recipient note
Samuel Nicholson
notable person/group
Samuel Nicholson
George Claghorn
Secretary of War
Timothy Pickering
War Office
US Navy
Joshua Humphreys
Naval Constructor
notable location
Boston
War Office
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
frigate
white oak
deadwood
mid ship
USS Constitution
Old Ironsides
live oak
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
use of live oak on USS Constitution
Old Ironsides
document number
1795120915055
page start
144
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:144 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | War Office | Philadelphia | Presumably Joshua Humphreys |
| Recipient | Captain Samuel Nicholson | Boston | [n/a] |