Letter from the War Office to the Purveyor of Public Supplies requesting valuation of live oak timber at Mud Island Fort
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Letter from the War Office to the Purveyor of Public Supplies requesting valuation of live oak timber at Mud Island Fort
Description
Secretary of War requests valuation of live oak timber at Mud Island Fort and what remains at Georgia. Likely he wishes to lay figures before congress.
year created
1797
month created
06
day created
07
author
recipient
in image
author note
Josiah Fox
recipient note
Tench Francis
notable person/group
Tench Francis
Josiah Fox
Secretary of War
James McHenry
War Department
War Office
congress
notable location
War Office
Philadelphia
Mud Island Fort
Georgia
Congress
notable item/thing
live oak timber
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1797060735055
page start
239
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:240 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Josiah Fox | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Tench Francis | [unknown] | [n/a] |