Type

Letterbook

Title

Letter from the War Office regarding request to extend launching a few days

Description

Launching may be delayed until 12 July 1797 so that carve work may be fixed, and coppering completed before ship put into water. Vessel with articles for completing frigate sailed from Philadelphia last night

year created

1797

month created

06

day created

21

secondary author

War Office

sent from location

Philadelphia

recipient

Captain Thomas Thompson

sent to location

Portsmouth

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

author note

No signature, from War Office.

recipient note

Thomas Thompson

notable person/group

Captain Thomas Thompson
Josiah Fox
James Hackett
Navy constructor
naval constructor
naval superintendent
Secretary of War
War Department
War Office
carver

notable location

Portsmouth New Hampshire
War Office
Philadelphia

notable item/thing

Crescent
Algerine frigate
copper
frigate
stocks
vessel

document number

1797062115155

page start

252
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