Discussion of Substitute Naval Constructor
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Discussion of Substitute Naval Constructor
Description
Letter, discusses substitute Naval constructor; encloses extract of letter, Knox to Pennock, 08/08/1794.
short description
Ltr, dis substitute Naval constructor.
year created
1797
month created
06
day created
17
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Encloses extracts of Knox to Pennock, 08/08/1794 and Pennock to Knox, 08/30/1794.
notable person/group
Ferrall
Josiah Fox
Gen. Knox
Herbert
Morgan
Mr. Pennock
Josiah Fox
Howell
Wm. [Norfast]
naval constructor
secondary person
Henry Knox
Secretary of War
master builder
Captain Dale
William Herbert
notable location
War Office
Norfolk
Virginia
Georgia
notable item/thing
live oak
timbers
cedars
extract of a letter
acted under my direction as a secondary person
my residence
constructor
appointed to conduct that ship in the room
appointed
conduct the building of the frigate
absence of Mr. Morgan frigate construction
document number
1797061737001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | BBL13 (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 | Patrick Ferrall | [unknown] | [n/a] |