In response to House resolution, request for quantity and descriptions of materials remaining at the Navy Yard in Philadelphia after fitting frigate United States.
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
In response to House resolution, request for quantity and descriptions of materials remaining at the Navy Yard in Philadelphia after fitting frigate United States.
Description
House of Representatives passed resolution requesting information on materials and apparatus left after fitting frigates United States, Constitution, and Constellation. Requests quantity and descriptions of materials remaining at the Navy Yard in Philadelphia after fitting frigate United States.
year created
1798
month created
03
day created
20
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in image
author note
James McHenry
recipient note
J. Humphreys
notable person/group
Joshua Humphreys
James McHenry
Josiah Fox
navy constructor
naval constructor
Secretary of War
War Department
notable location
War Office
Baltimore
Boston
Philadelphia
navy yard
notable item/thing
materials
apparatus
frigate United States
frigate Constitution
frigate Constellation
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Navy Act 1794
document number
1798032000255
page start
291
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:291 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | War Office | Philadelphia | Author possibly James McHenry or Josiah Fox navy constructor. |
| Recipient | Joshua Humphreys | Philadelphia | [n/a] |