Request for Information Concerning Guns for Algerian Frigate
Item
Type
Letterbook Copy
Title
Request for Information Concerning Guns for Algerian Frigate
Description
Letter, asks information regarding guns for Algerine Frigate.
short description
Ltr, ask infor re guns for Frigate.
year created
1797
month created
08
day created
04
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in collection
in image
author note
Josiah Fox
recipient note
Tench Francis
notable person/group
Tench Francis
Josiah Fox
Secretary of War
James McHenry
naval constructor
notable location
War Office
Portsmouth New Hampshire
notable item/thing
Frigate Crescent
wrote you on the 8th ultimo by the Secretary of War's request that you would be pleased to make inquiry whether any ship could be purchased for the Algerine Frigate
state the result of your inquisition as early as convenient
ship guns
purchase
frigate construction
document number
1797080415101
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | BBO18 (1 pages) | Collection: Josiah Fox (1763 - 1847) Letterbook Papers. Reel #5 Series 1 Naval Architecture Shipbuilding Papers | P: 133 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Josiah Fox | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Tench Francis | [unknown] | [n/a] |