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Item
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter
Description
Letter, directs commencement of Frigate construction; discusses terms of Frigate building; discusses timber for Frigate; discusses Frigate for Dey of Algiers; describes terms for building Frigate.
short description
Ltr, dir start of Frigate construction.
year created
1796
month created
09
day created
01
note
This document was inserted during contents database conversion on January 24, 2007.
notable person/group
[James] Hackett
[Jacob] Sheafe
notable location
United States
Mediterranean
notable item/thing
consent to these conditions
ascertain from the reputable blacksmiths on what terms they will engage to furnish the iron work necessary for the frigate
inform me of as soon as possible
proceed to separate agreeably to your instructions such timber as may be suitable for the said frigate
if these should disagree, a third to be chosen by mutual consent who is also to act on oath
United States shall have a right to appoint an inspector of the work
public may furnish the timber plank which it has in store proper for the said frigate at a valuation
timber be valued by two disinterested reputable and well informed persons who shall be on oath
informed at the same time that it will be required as indispensable conditions in the contract
frigate must be delivered complete agreeably to contract in ten months from the date of the reception of this letter
terms which he has offered to build her on have been communicated to the Secretary of the Treasury and approved of
proceed to make all preparatory arrangements for commencing the work without a moments delay
directing Mr. Hackett to proceed with the work on frigate to be built for the Mediterranean service
contract to commence on the receipt of this letter
acknowledged same day
evening
thought adviseable that the frigate agreeably to sketch A in your instructions should be built by contract
document number
1796090100001
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