Request for Estimate to Complete Frigate United States
Item
Type
Letterbook Copy
Title
Request for Estimate to Complete Frigate United States
Description
Letter, asks for estimate to complete Frigate United States.
short description
Ltr, ask estimate re complete Frigate.
year created
1797
month created
06
day created
07
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Tench Francis
Josiah Fox
Hodgdon
Humphreys
Captain John Barry
Secretary of War
James McHenry
notable location
War Office
notable item/thing
particular sums
assist you on this occasion
military stores may be excluded from the estimate required as the value of them have been already obtained from Mr. Hodgdon
secretary of War
transmit to this office
estimate of what further sum will be necessary to complete the Frigate United States for sea
Congress
sufficiency of money to answer all demands on account of building and equipping the said frigate for sea that no calls may hereafter be made for that purpose
document number
1797060737101
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | BBL10 (1 pages) | Collection: Josiah Fox (1763 - 1847) Letterbook Papers. Reel #5 Series 1 Naval Architecture Shipbuilding Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Josiah Fox | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Tench Francis | [unknown] | [n/a] |