Type

Letterbook

Title

Request that frigate moulds be prepared for dispatch to shipyards

Description

Knox request that Humphreys prepare the frigate moulds for dispatch to New York, Boston, Baltimore, Norfolk, Portsmouth New Hampshire. Josiah Fox will also apply himself to the business.

year created

1794

month created

07

day created

24

author

Henry Knox

sent from location

War Department

recipient

Joshua Humphreys

in 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)

in image

ZXA06

note

References Naval Agents.

author note

Henry Knox

recipient note

Joshua Humphreys

notable person/group

Joshua Humphreys
Henry Knox
Josiah Fox
Jeremiah Yellot
John Langdon
Henry Jackson
John Blagge
Naval Agent
Secretary of War

notable location

War Department
Portsmouth New Hampshire
Boston
Norfolk
Baltimore
New York

notable item/thing

44 gun frigate
36 gun frigate
frigate moulds
molds

notable idea/issue

frigate construction

document number

1794072400455

page start

45
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