Estimate for building, rigging and equiping ship of war of 22, 20 and 16 guns
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Estimate for building, rigging and equiping ship of war of 22, 20 and 16 guns
Description
Estimate to senator Bingham of ship construction and pay for officers of the navy and Marines. Estimate encompasses the building of 20 vessels, and ranging in armament from 22 pounders, 20 pounders, 16 pounders and 6 pounders; manning and provisioned for 12 months.
year created
1798
month created
03
day created
28
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
author note
James McHenry
recipient note
William Bingham
notable person/group
Senator William Bingham
James McHenry
Secretary War
War Department
navy constructor
Josiah Fox
Senator
Congress
lieutenant
Marines
notable location
War Office
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
copper
22 pounder
20 pounder
6 pounder
copper sheathing
pay
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
document number
1798032800155
page start
294
Item sets
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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:294 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | War Office | Philadelphia | Author possibly James McHenry or Josiah Fox navy constructor. |
| Recipient | Senator William Bingham | [unknown] | [n/a] |