Regarding request for kentledge as excessive
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Regarding request for kentledge as excessive
Description
Regarding request for kentledge. Suggests that it may be more than needed by comparing amounts required of Captain John Barry and Captain Truxton. Too much ballast endangers safety of ship. Masts could be endangered by rolling. Discusses use of shingle ballast as an alternative.
year created
1798
month created
02
day created
24
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
author note
James McHenry
recipient note
Samuel Nicholson
notable person/group
Captain Samuel Nicholson
naval superintendent
Secretary of War
War Department
James McHenry
Josiah Fox
Navy constructor
notable location
War Office
Philadelphia
Boston
notable item/thing
kentledge
ballast
shingle ballast
frigate Constitution
mast
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
use of ballast on frigates
Naval Act 1794
document number
1798022400055
page start
288
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:288 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | War Office | Philadelphia | Author possibly Josiah Fox, Navy constructor. |
| Recipient | Captain Samuel Nicholson | [unknown] | [n/a] |