General statement of naval expenditures
Type
Document
Title
General statement of naval expenditures
Description
Transmits a general statement of naval expenditures through the end of 1797, along with several abstracts exhibiting the names of agents to whom expenditures made.
year created
1798
month created
03
day created
06
author
sent from location
Treasury Department
recipient
in collection
notable person/group
James McHenry
Oliver Wolcott, Jr.
Treasury Department
Henry Jackson
Naval Agent Boston
Jedidiah Huntington
agent for procuring axemen and carpenters
Nicholas Fish
Agent New York
Tench Francis Purveyor Public Supplies
John Morgan superintendent wood cutters
Joseph Copperthwaite agent for procuring timber Georgia
John Habersham agent Savannah Georgia
Jacob Sheafe naval agent Portsmouth New Hampshire
Gurney and Smith agents at Philadelphia
Samuel Steret
Joseph Sterett
agents Baltimore
William Pennock agent Norfolk Virginia
mechanics
laborers
John Blagge
wood cutters
notable location
Treasury
Navy
Mud Island
notable item/thing
iron
wood
timber
frigates
USS Constitution
freight
document number
1798030640155
page start
49
