Articles Necessary to Complete Frigate for Mediterranean Service
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Articles Necessary to Complete Frigate for Mediterranean Service
Description
The following articles by the report of Captain Cathcart will be necessary to complete and equip the frigate building for the Mediterranean Service.
year created
1796
month created
12
secondary author
recipient
in image
note
Copy of this letter sent to the Secretary of Treasury on 15 Dec 1796.
created note
date derived from location in letterbook
author note
No signature, from War Office.
notable person/group
Joshua Humphries
Captain Cathcart
notable location
War Office
Philadelphia
Mediterranean
notable item/thing
frigate
water casks
pipes
barrels
anchors
sheets anchor
best bower anchor
small bower achor
kedge anchor
cables
sails
boats
long boat
barge
cutter
jolly boat
mall arms
muskets
pistols
cutlass
scabbard
bayonets
arm chests
flags
Algerian
English
French
Spanish
lanthorns
lanters
pentles
braces
copper
ballast
swivels
iron
cannon
powder
shot
complete list
masts
yards
main yard
topgallant yard
topgallant mast
carpenter's tools
caulker' stools
awnings
windsails
head
stern
figure
notable phrase
no representation of any human Figure - he thinks a Lion will be the properest Figure for the Head
document number
1796129916556
page start
201
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:200-201 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Secretary of War | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Unknown Recipient | [unknown] | [n/a] |