On dimensions of gun carriage, directions to Mr Sheaffe and maple timbers for frigate
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
On dimensions of gun carriage, directions to Mr Sheaffe and maple timbers for frigate
Description
Will forward dimensions of gun carriage. Has given directions to Mr Sheaffe on forwarding materials available at navy yard and to deliver maple timbers for frigate launching. If maple timbers damaged, Hackett will be held for value.
year created
1797
month created
05
day created
11
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in image
author note
Josiah Fox
recipient note
Thomas Thompson
notable person/group
Captain Thomas Thompson
Josiah Fox
James Hackett
naval constructor
Jacob Sheaffe
naval agent
Secretary of War
James McHenry
War Department
notable location
War Office
Philadelphia
Portsmouth New Hampshire
notable item/thing
frigate
timbers
maple timbers
material
gun carriage
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1797051135055
page start
230
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:230 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Josiah Fox | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Captain Thomas Thompson | [unknown] | [n/a] |