Request to examine vessel "Two Friends" for fitness as vessel of war
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Request to examine vessel "Two Friends" for fitness as vessel of war
Description
Request to examine vessel "Two Friends" for fitness as vessel of war. Examine mast, rigging; determine number of guns she can carry. State the alterations, repairs and articles required to fill her up.
year created
1798
month created
04
day created
25
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
note
Inspection of Thomas Thompson Ship "Two Friends."
author note
James McHenry.
recipient note
Joshua Humphreys
notable person/group
Joshua Humphreys
James McHenry
Josiah Fox
navy constructor
Secretary of War
War Department
naval constructor
notable location
War Department
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
vessel "Two Friends"
masts
yards
rigging
guns
notable idea/issue
arming merchant vessels
document number
1798042500055
page start
297
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:297 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | War Office | Philadelphia | Author possibly Josiah Fox navy constructor. |
| Recipient | Joshua Humphreys | [unknown] | [n/a] |