Request for estimate of costs to complete frigate at Baltimore
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Request for estimate of costs to complete frigate at Baltimore
Description
Congress has called for statements of sums necessary to complete the frigates for sea. Request estimate of costs to complete hull, finish equipment, supply military stores regarding USS Constellation at Baltimore.
year created
1797
month created
06
day created
06
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
sent to location
Baltimore
in image
author note
No Signature, from War Office.
recipient note
Thomas Truxton
notable person/group
Thomas Truxton
Truxtun
naval agents
naval constructor
naval superintendent
Secretary of War
James McHenry
War Department
War Office
congress
notable location
Baltimore
War Office
Congress
notable item/thing
military stores
USS Constellation
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1797060615055
page start
238
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:238 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | Philadelphia | Not signed. Possibly McHenry |
| Recipient | Captain Thomas Truxtun | Baltimore | [n/a] |