Appointment of Thomas E. Smith as clerk of ship yard at Philadelphia
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Appointment of Thomas E. Smith as clerk of ship yard at Philadelphia
Description
Smith is appointed Clerk of the Navy Yard at Philadelphia. Compensation $400 per year. Duties set forth in enclosure and all others which may be given by Secretary of War.
year created
1797
month created
08
day created
16
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
author note
No Signature, from War Office.
recipient note
Thomas E. Smith
notable person/group
Thomas E. Smith
Josiah Fox
clerk navy yard Philadelphia
Navy Constructor
Secretary of War
James McHenry
War Department
notable location
War Office
Philadelphia
ship yard
notable item/thing
frigate
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1797081615155
page start
262
Item sets
Transcribe this document
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:262 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | War Office | Philadelphia | Author possibly Josiah Fox Navy Constructor. |
| Recipient | Thomas E. Smith | [unknown] | [n/a] |