Orders to Proceed to Mr. Hughes' Furnace
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Orders to Proceed to Mr. Hughes' Furnace
Description
Orders to proceed to Mr. Hughes' furnace to examine and prove the guns intended for Algerine frigate. Press Mr. Hughes to have all the guns intended for Algerine frigate completed. Report number and size of cannon proved to Tench Francis.
year created
1797
month created
09
day created
08
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in image
author note
N. Jones
recipient note
Mr. Da Costa
notable person/group
Mr. Da Costa
Nathan Jones
Secretary of War
clerk
Mr. Hughes
Tench Francis
purveyor
James McHenry
notable location
War Office
Mr. Hughes' furnace
Philadelphia
Portsmouth New Hampshire
Algiers
notable item/thing
Algerine Frigate
Crescent
guns
cannon
notable idea/issue
proving of cannon for Algerine frigate
tribute
Barbary Wars
Crescent
document number
1797090835055
page start
264
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:264 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Nathan Jones | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Francis DaCosta | [unknown] | [n/a] |