Estimate on quantity of canvas required for sails for frigate building for the Dey of Algiers
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Estimate on quantity of canvas required for sails for frigate building for the Dey of Algiers
Description
From naval constructor Josiah Fox at the War Office. Enclosed is statement of canvas for sails required for frigate for Dey of Algiers from Josiah Fox, naval constructor.
year created
1797
month created
01
day created
28
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
Secretary Treasury
Dey of Algiers
James McHenry
Secretary of War
War Department
War Office
Josiah Fox
naval constructor
notable location
War Office
Algiers
Treasury Department
Philadelphia
Portsmouth New Hampshire
notable item/thing
sail
mainsail
foresail
mizzen
canvas
top sail
awnings
quarter cloth
mast and rudder coats
wind sails
mizzen stay sail
jibb
main royal
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1797012815055
page start
215
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 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:215 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Josiah Fox | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Oliver Wolcott, Jr. | [unknown] | [n/a] |