Suspension of Request to Send Live Oak for Frigate Construction at Philadelphia
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Suspension of Request to Send Live Oak for Frigate Construction at Philadelphia
Description
Requests cancellation of previous request to ship live oak from New York to Philadelphia until contents of cargo is known from vessel from Georgia laden with live oak.
year created
1796
month created
05
day created
14
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
sent to location
New York
in image
author note
No signature, from War Office.
recipient note
John Blagee
notable person/group
John Blagge
naval agent
Secretary of War
James McHenry
Forman Cheeseman
naval constructor
Joshua Humphreys
notable location
New York
War Office
Georgia
Philadelphia
Navy Yard
notable item/thing
vessel
cargo
live oak
floor timbers
forebody
floors
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1796051415155
page start
166
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:166. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Blagge | New York | [n/a] |