Appointment as & Duties of Temporary Naval Constructor at Norfolk
Type
Letterbook Copy
Title
Appointment as & Duties of Temporary Naval Constructor at Norfolk
Description
Letter, informs Fox re appointment as Temporary Constructor at Norfolk; describes duties of Naval Constructor.
short description
Ltr, inf Fox re Constructor appointment
year created
1795
month created
05
day created
12
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in collection
in microfilm
notable person/group
Josiah Fox
Timothy Pickering
[John T.] Morgan
Naval Constructor
notable location
War Office
Norfolk
Georgia
notable item/thing
frigate
live oak
vessels
timbers
draughts
molds
notable phrase
repair to that place with all convenient speed and diligently apply yourself to the service
perform such other services as shall be required of you in the line of your profession
inform of the progress of the work
state of the yard on your arrival
Morgan having been destined as the constructor of the Frigate to be built at Norfolk
absent in Georgia where he is cutting live oak for the frigates it appears necessary to provide for carrying on the construction of that to be built at Norfolk until he shall take charge of the same
information given me of your skill in the construction of vessels, particularly in fashioning the various timbers according to the draughts and moulds I find have been made by your advice and assistance
appointed a temporary assistant constructor of the frigate
document number
1795051200301
page start
1
number of pages
3
