Circular to the Naval Constructors and Superintendents
Item
Type
Autograph Document Signed
Title
Circular to the Naval Constructors and Superintendents
Description
Circular from Secretary Pickering to the Naval Constructors and Superintendents. Pickering recommends that because of such varying recommendations by quite reputable people regarding the proportions of the masting for the new warships, the captain and constructor of each frigate should outfit their own ships to the best of their personal judgments.
year created
1796
month created
01
day created
25
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in publication
in image
notable person/group
Timothy Pickering
constructor
navy
notable location
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
construction
mast
warship
document number
1796012514001
page start
1
number of pages
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | NBD01 (2 pages) | Collection: Silas Talbot Papers, 1767-1867. Collection 18. | B:4, F:1 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: Naval Documents of Barbary Wars | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Timothy Pickering | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Unknown Recipient | [unknown] | [n/a] |