Letter from Blacksmiths Concerning Cost & Specifications for Frigate Ironwork
Item
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter
Title
Letter from Blacksmiths Concerning Cost & Specifications for Frigate Ironwork
Description
Procurement, describes terms of iron work for Frigate; asks for advance of money to purchase iron.
short description
Ltr, des terms of iron work for Frigate
year created
1796
month created
09
day created
28
secondary author
recipient
in collection
in microfilm
note
The original letter was sent on to James McHenry shortly after receipt, with Fox retaining a copy.
author note
Elisha Hill; James Hill.
notable person/group
James McHenry
James Hill
Elisha Hill
Elisha and James Hill
Secretary of War
James McHenry
Department of War
naval agent
notable location
Portsmouth
New Hampshire
notable item/thing
terms
iron
proposed frigate
furnish the iron
rate
working
approbation
advance
notable phrase
necessary to advance some money in order to enable us to purchase the iron
terms for providing iron for proposed frigate
original sent to the secretary the same day
copy
agreeable to a request from the Department of War which you have signified to us purporting that it was the desire of the Secretary of War
furnish the iron for the frigate intended to be built in the port
considered the subject and concluded to provide the iron for said ship at the rate of one hundred & twenty dollars per ton
document number
1796092840001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (5 pages) | BBU12 (5 pages) | Collection: Josiah Fox Papers | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | BBF18 (0 pages) | Collection: Josiah Fox (1763 - 1847) Letterbook Papers. Reel #5 Series 1 Naval Architecture Shipbuilding Papers | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Microfilm: Josiah Fox Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James & Elisha Hill | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Josiah Fox | [unknown] | [n/a] |