Request for transfer of live oak for frigate construction at Philadelphia
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Request for transfer of live oak for frigate construction at Philadelphia
Description
Joshua Humphreys is in need of a shipment of live oak for frigate construction at Philadelphia. Therefore Naval Agent William Pennock should take measures to ship to Philadelphia at first opportunity.
year created
1796
month created
06
day created
20
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
sent to location
Norfolk
in image
author note
No signature, from War Office
recipient note
William Pennock
notable person/group
William Pennock
naval agent
naval constructor
Joshua Humphreys
James McHenry
Secretary of War
War Department
War Office
notable location
Norfolk Virginia
War Office
Gosport Virginia
Philadelphia
War Department
Navy
notable item/thing
live oak
frigate
notable idea/issue
suspension of frigate construction
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1796062015055
page start
174
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:174. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | War Office | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Pennock | Norfolk | [n/a] |