Request to protect and stow oak planks at New York ship yard
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Request to protect and stow oak planks at New York ship yard
Description
Naval Agent John Blagge is ordered to take measures to protect and stow the oak plank intended for the frigate at New York, since there is a possibility that worms may be attacking the wood. Therefore, remove planking to the navy yard and stow in piles with roofs over them, that they may be preserved from the weather at the smallest expense.
year created
1796
month created
06
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 Blagge
notable person/group
John Blagge
Captain Silas Talbot
naval agent
naval constructor
superintendent
War Department
War Office
Secretary of War
James McHenry
Navy
Joshua Humphreys
notable location
New York
War Office
navy yard
Philadelphia
War Department
War Office
notable item/thing
oak planks
worms
frigate
roof
weather
water
USS United States
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
suspension frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1796061415055
page start
172
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 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:172. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | War Office | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Blagge | New York | [n/a] |