Letter from the War Office requesting to the dimensions of boats for the frigates
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Letter from the War Office requesting to the dimensions of boats for the frigates
Description
Request for the dimensions and number of the boats for the frigates; and a request for opinion of what number of boats is necessary for the frigates; their length, depth, and breadth.
year created
1796
month created
03
day created
07
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
sent to location
Baltimore
in image
author note
No signature, from War Office.
recipient note
Thomas Truxton
notable person/group
Captain Thomas Truxton
Truxtun
Secretary of War
James McHenry
Joshua Humphreys
naval constructor
US Navy
notable location
Baltimore
War Office
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
boats for the frigates
notable idea/issue
Naval Act 1794
frigate construction
document number
1796030715055
page start
159
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:159. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | War Office | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Captain Thomas Truxtun | Baltimore | [n/a] |