Regarding Funds for Navy Department & Frigate Constitution, Coppering of Frigates
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Regarding Funds for Navy Department & Frigate Constitution, Coppering of Frigates
Description
Letter, discusses funds for frigate Constitution; asks for list of funds owed for Naval department; mentions coppering Frigates.
short description
Ltr, dis funds for Frigate Constitution
year created
1798
month created
01
day created
24
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in collection
notable person/group
Tench Francis
Josiah Fox
Govett
[Tench] Francis
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Treasury
notable location
War Office
New York
notable item/thing
copper
anchors
frigates
notable phrase
dollars due on their books
due to other department about 20 thousand dollars for articles drawn from these departments for the naval service
list of such articles and their exact amount that they may be included in the naval estimate
naval agents
copper was paid for by mr. Francis
inform the Secretary of War of the five tons of copper had from the mint for the Frigate Constitution
paid for out of the monies appropriated for the naval department
monies have been paid for anchors for the Frigates furnished by the contractors in the state of New York
document number
1798012437001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (5 pages) | BBW09 (5 pages) | Collection: Josiah Fox Papers | R:1, Naval Architectural Shipbldg Papers |
| [view document] (2 pages) | BBK07 (2 pages) | Collection: Josiah Fox (1763 - 1847) Letterbook Papers. Reel #5 Series 1 Naval Architecture Shipbuilding Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Josiah Fox | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Tench Francis | [unknown] | [n/a] |