On George Claghorn's authority to select frigate timbers from New York to Boston
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
On George Claghorn's authority to select frigate timbers from New York to Boston
Description
Secretary of Treasury informed that naval constructor George Claghorn has authority to select timbers from New York for frigate construction at Boston. Asks that he be provided means to transport cargo to Boston.
year created
1796
month created
09
day created
19
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
author note
No signature, from War Office
recipient note
Oliver Wolcott
notable person/group
Oliver Wolcott
George Claghorn
Claghorne
Secretary of War
Secretary Treasury
War Office
War Department
naval constructor
Navy
James McHenry
notable location
War Office
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
War Department
Treasury Department
notable item/thing
frigate
frigate timbers
notable idea/issue
naval act 1794
frigate construction
document number
1796091915255
page start
190
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:190. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Oliver Wolcott, Jr. | [unknown] | [n/a] |