Orders to proceed to Baltimore to consult on launch of frigate Constellation
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Orders to proceed to Baltimore to consult on launch of frigate Constellation
Description
Joshua Humphreys ordered to proceed to Baltimore to consult with Captain Thomas Truxton and David Stodder regarding the launching of the Constellation without sustaining injury to the vessel. Survey the state of the ship on the stocks. Check the depth of the water, the state of the mud, the state of the ship as she stands on the stocks. Give an opinion whether to copper the bottom on the stocks or after she is launched.
year created
1797
month created
07
day created
25
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
author note
No Signature, from War Office.
recipient note
Joshua Humphreys.
notable person/group
Joshua Humphreys
Josiah Fox
naval constructor
Navy Constructor
Captain Thomas Truxton
Truxtun
David Stodder
Secretary of War
War Department
James McHenry
notable location
War Office
Baltimore
Philadelphia
ship yard
notable item/thing
stocks
frigate Constellation
copper
wharf
mud
frigate launching
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
frigate launching
Naval Act 1794
document number
1797072515255
page start
259
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:259 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | War Office | Philadelphia | No author list. Possibly Josiah Fox. |
| Recipient | Joshua Humphreys | [unknown] | [n/a] |