Regarding casting of kentledge and request for another frigate model to be made
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Regarding casting of kentledge and request for another frigate model to be made
Description
Mr. Tench Cox, Commissioner of revenue has made another contract for casting of kentlege [permanent ballast] for a frigate. Requests that Humphreys have another model made. Asks that Humphreys call on Levi Hollingsworth to view some of the kentledge.
year created
1794
month created
08
day created
01
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in image
author note
Henry Knox
recipient note
Joshua Humphreys
notable person/group
Joshua Humphreys
Henry Knox
commissioner of revenue
Secretary of War
War Department
US Navy
Tench Cox
Levi Hollingsworth
notable location
War Department
Philadelphia
corner of Chestnut and 3d St., Philadelphia
notable item/thing
casting
frigate
frigate model
kentledge
pig iron
ballast for frigates
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Navy Act 1794
document number
1794080100155
page start
46
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | ZXA06 (315 pages) | 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) | V:1, P:46 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Joshua Humphreys | [unknown] | [n/a] |