Letter from the War Office regarding request to extend launching a few days
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Letter from the War Office regarding request to extend launching a few days
Description
Launching may be delayed until 12 July 1797 so that carve work may be fixed, and coppering completed before ship put into water. Vessel with articles for completing frigate sailed from Philadelphia last night
year created
1797
month created
06
day created
21
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
sent to location
Portsmouth
in image
author note
No signature, from War Office.
recipient note
Thomas Thompson
notable person/group
Captain Thomas Thompson
Josiah Fox
James Hackett
Navy constructor
naval constructor
naval superintendent
Secretary of War
War Department
War Office
carver
notable location
Portsmouth New Hampshire
War Office
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
Crescent
Algerine frigate
copper
frigate
stocks
vessel
document number
1797062115155
page start
252
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:252 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | War Office | Philadelphia | No author. Possibly Josiah Fox, Navy Constructor |
| Recipient | Captain Thomas Thompson | Portsmouth | [n/a] |