Letter from Josiah Fox to Samuel & Joseph Sterret, naval agents at Baltimore requesting estimate of additional frigate expenses for Congress
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Letter from Josiah Fox to Samuel & Joseph Sterret, naval agents at Baltimore requesting estimate of additional frigate expenses for Congress
Description
Josiah Fox asks Samuel & Joseph Sterret, naval agents at Baltimore, for estimate of additional expenses for completion of frigate Constellation for Congress in anticipation of request during upcoming session. Secretary of War has not returned since arrival in Philadelphia. Thus, responsibility for obtaining estimate falls on Josiah Fox Navy Constructor.
year created
1797
month created
11
day created
06
author
sent from location
War Office
secondary recipient
sent to location
Baltimore
in image
author note
Josiah Fox
notable person/group
Josiah Fox
Congress
Samuel Sterret
Joseph Sterret
naval agent
Navy Constructor
Secretary of War
James McHenry
War Department
notable location
War Office
Congress
Philadelphia
Baltimore
notable item/thing
military stores
expenses
articles
frigate Constellation
bills
pay
subsistence
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
yellow fever epidemic
document number
1797110635055
page start
269
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 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:269 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Josiah Fox | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Joseph Sterrett | Baltimore | Also brother Samuel, both naval agents for frigate Constellation construction Baltimore |