Regarding the contract for composition work and the seasoning and salting of planks
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Regarding the contract for composition work and the seasoning and salting of planks
Description
Contract for composition work has already been made; could have been done more cheaply at Philadelphia. Discusses the seasoning and salting of the frigate planks. Postpone journey to Norfolk until further instructions given.
year created
1796
month created
07
day created
07
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
sent to location
Baltimore
in image
author note
No signature, from War Office
recipient note
Thomas Truxton.
notable person/group
Captain Thomas Truxton
Joshua Humphreys
naval constructor
superintendent
Truxtun
James McHenry
Secretary of War
War Department
War Office
notable location
Baltimore
War Office
Philadelphia
Norfolk
War Department
notable item/thing
planks
salt
composition
contract
frigate
USS Constellation
document number
1796070715055
page start
176
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:176. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | War Office | Philadelphia | Presumably Joshua Humphreys |
| Recipient | Captain Thomas Truxtun | Baltimore | [n/a] |