Regarding inventory of timber plank remaining after completion of frigate Constellation
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Regarding inventory of timber plank remaining after completion of frigate Constellation
Description
Requests an inventory of timber plank that remains in the Navy Yard after completion of frigate Constellation.
year created
1797
month created
11
day created
30
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
note
No signature, assumed to be from McHenry but may be Josiah Fox.
author note
James McHenry
recipient note
Thomas Truxton
notable person/group
Captain Thomas Truxton
James McHenry
Truxtun
Secretary of War
War Department
Josiah Fox
navy constructor
naval superintendent
notable location
War Office
Philadelphia
Baltimore
notable item/thing
ship Constellation
plank
inventory
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1797113000155
page start
274
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:274 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | War Office | Philadelphia | Author possibly Josiah Fox, navy constructor. |
| Recipient | Captain Thomas Truxtun | [unknown] | [n/a] |