Orders to inspect ship yards at Portsmouth New Hampshire, Boston and New York
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Orders to inspect ship yards at Portsmouth New Hampshire, Boston and New York
Description
Fox is to visit the shipyards at Boston, Portsmouth New Hampshire, and New York. He is is to sort and categorized the timbers and planks at each ship yard. He is also to examine the state of the naval stores and procure greater security and protection where needed. Fox is to find out from the principle ship builders how long it will take and under what terms to build a 36 gun frigate. Timbers will be categorized by classes.
year created
1796
month created
07
day created
12
author
recipient
in image
author note
James McHenry.
recipient note
Josiah Fox.
notable person/group
Josiah Fox
James McHenry
Secretary at War
naval agent
naval constructor
War Department
War Office
notable location
Portsmouth New Hampshire
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
ship yards
notable item/thing
frigates
stores
timbers
planks
property of U.S.
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1796071200255
page start
176
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (315 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 | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Josiah Fox | [unknown] | [n/a] |