Request to forward sheathing copper and sheathing nails to Portmouth New Hampshire
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Request to forward sheathing copper and sheathing nails to Portmouth New Hampshire
Description
Request to forward sheathing copper and sheathing nails from the shipyard at Boston to ship yard at Portsmouth New Hampshire, consigned to Captain Thomas Thompson, superintendent. Also requests a statement of all items purchased for frigate at Boston and where items deposited.
year created
1797
month created
02
day created
11
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
sent to location
Boston
in image
author note
No signature, from War Office.
recipient note
Henry Jackson
notable person/group
Henry Jackson
naval agent
Secretary of War
James McHenry
War Department
War Office
Captain Thomas Thompson
superintendent
notable location
Boston
War Office
Portsmouth New Hampshire
notable item/thing
sheathing copper
sheathing nails
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1797021115055
page start
219
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:219 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Jackson | Boston | [n/a] |