Return and Sale or Preservation of Materials at New York Navy Yard
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Return and Sale or Preservation of Materials at New York Navy Yard
Description
Providing the return of the articles received into the naval yard; providing recommendations to prevent the sale or rot of unused materials. Talbot is in favor of retaining as much of the material as possible, believing that the price they might fetch if sold would not equal their worth or the initial expense.
year created
1796
month created
05
day created
08
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
James McHenry
Silas Talbot
Congress
agent
notable location
New York
Navy Yard
Georgia
notable item/thing
return
articles
store
repairing the wharf
fencing
crossways
articles of a perishable nature
timber
construction of a ship
sunk in water
worms
preserve from sale
pine plank
storage
stowage
plank
sticks
keel
expense
spars
rafts of timber
document number
1796050840001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | NBD10 (2 pages) | Collection: Silas Talbot Papers, 1767-1867. Collection 18. | B:4, F:2 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Captain Silas Talbot | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |