Discussion of Navy Yard & Shipbuilding
Item
Type
Letterbook Copy
Title
Discussion of Navy Yard & Shipbuilding
Description
Letter, discusses Navy Yard at Corlear's Hook; describes terms of ship builder.
short description
Ltr, dis Navy yard at Corlear's Hook.
year created
1796
month created
08
day created
01
author
sent from location
Boston
recipient
sent to location
New York
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Forman Cheesman
Josiah Fox
Claghorne
Claghorn
Blagge
Peck
Secretary of War
notable location
New York
Boston
Corlears Hook
Navy Yard
yard at Corlear's Hook
notable item/thing
instructions
distribution
timber
materials
last post
frigate
price
iron work
masts
notable phrase
received Mr. Peck's terms
build the frigate in 16 months
succeed in the business agreeable to the above reports you will immediately acquaint the Secretary of War with every circumstance
agreeably to your request have taken the earliest opportunity of transmitting you copies of the instructions from the Secretary of War respecting the distribution and arrangements to be made of the timber and materials
document number
1796080115101
page start
1
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | BBN05 (2 pages) | Collection: Josiah Fox (1763 - 1847) Letterbook Papers. Reel #5 Series 1 Naval Architecture Shipbuilding Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Josiah Fox | Boston | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Forman Cheesman | New York | [n/a] |