Letter fromTimothy Pickering demanding a stop to the reducing of copper bolts
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Letter fromTimothy Pickering demanding a stop to the reducing of copper bolts
Description
Pickering orders naval agent Jackson to stop reducing the copper bolts. It is too expensive, is not necessary, and risks spoiling the temper of the bolts.
year created
1796
month created
01
day created
27
recipient
in image
author note
No signature, from War Office.
recipient note
Henry Jackson.
notable person/group
Henry Jackson
Naval Agent
Secretary of War
Timothy Pickering
notable location
War Office
Philadelphia
Boston
notable item/thing
copper bolts
frigates
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1796012715055
page start
155
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:155. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recipient | Henry Jackson | [unknown] | [n/a] |