On the need to complete frigate building operations at Boston Massachusetts
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
On the need to complete frigate building operations at Boston Massachusetts
Description
Bill passed by Congress limits construction to three frigates. Therefore, since one of the frigates to be built is at Boston, frigate should be completed with all possible dispatch. Use the timber delivered by the Schooner Rachel this past December.
year created
1796
month created
04
day created
23
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
sent to location
Boston
in image
author note
No signature, from War Office.
recipient note
George Claghorne
notable person/group
George Claghorn
Claghorne
James McHenry
Secretary of War
naval constructor
naval agent
War Department
notable location
Boston
War Office
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
frigate
USS Constitution
Schooner Rachel
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
timber
document number
1796042315055
page start
161
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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:161. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | George Claghorn | Boston | [n/a] |