Account of timber, plank, trunnails delivered James Hackett and public yards at New York and Portsmouth New Hampshire
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Account of timber, plank, trunnails delivered James Hackett and public yards at New York and Portsmouth New Hampshire
Description
Josiah Fox, Navy Constructor at War Department, provides accounts for building materials delivered to naval constructor James Hackett, and used at the Navy Yards in New York and Portsmouth New Hampshire for building 38 gun frigate, which is to be deducted out the payments made to him.
year created
1797
month created
05
day created
30
author
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
ship yard Southwark, Philadelphia
in image
author note
Account of timber.
notable person/group
James Hackett
naval constructor
Secretary of War
War Department
War Office
Josiah Fox
navy constructor
notable location
Portsmouth Navy Yard
War Office
Philadelphia
Portsmouth New Hampshire
New York
notable item/thing
plank
white oak
pitch pine planks
trunnails
spruce spars
timber
ceiling plank
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1797053015255
page start
237
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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:237 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Josiah Fox | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Author | John Scott | ship yard Southwark, Philadelphia | Clerk of the ship yard Southwark |