Sundries Received by the Builder of the Frigate for the Mediterranean Service

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Sundries Received by the Builder of the Frigate for the Mediterranean Service

Description

Enclosed return of sundries received from the contractor, James Hackett, for the construction of a frigate built for Mediterranean service. Notification that Hackett gave a receipt to Jacob Sheafe, naval agent, for the timber; plank, and bearings.

year created

1797

month created

01

day created

20

sent from location

Portsmouth

recipient

sent to location

Philadelphia

in image

notable person/group

Samuel Hodgdon
Edmund H. Quincey
Superintendent of Military Stores
contractor
James Hackett
Elisha
James Hill
Elisha & James Hill
blacksmith
Jacob Sheafe
naval agent

notable location

Philadelphia
Portsmouth
New Hampshire
Mediterranean
Military Stores

notable item/thing

frigate
sudries
return
supplies
iron
timber
plank
bearings
stores

notable idea/issue

construction
cost
expense
return
settlement of accounts

document number

1797012080001

page start

1

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Document instances

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[view document] (2 pages) ZPA18 (2 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B:5
[view document] (2 pages) ZPA18a (2 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B:5

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Edmund H. Quincy Portsmouth [n/a]
Recipient Samuel Hodgdon Philadelphia [n/a]