Letter from the War Office to the Secretary of the Treasury on the bolt ropes for the sails required for frigate building for Dey of Algiers
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Letter from the War Office to the Secretary of the Treasury on the bolt ropes for the sails required for frigate building for Dey of Algiers
Description
Estimate for the bolt rope for the sails for frigate building Dey of Algiers. Recommend contract be entered under, either at Portsmouth New Hampshire or Philadelphia
year created
1797
month created
02
day created
10
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
James McHenry
Secretary of War
Secretary Treasury
Jacob Sheaffe
Dey of Algiers
naval agent
accountant
navy constructor
Josiah Fox
notable location
War Office
Philadelphia
Portsmouth New Hampshire
Algiers
Treasury Department
notable item/thing
bolt ropes
sails
frigate
contract
mainsails
foresails
mizzens
frigate Crescent
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Dey of Algiers
Naval Act 1794
document number
1797021015155
page start
217
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 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:217 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Josiah Fox | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Oliver Wolcott, Jr. | [unknown] | [n/a] |