Naval armament
Item
Type
Printed Document
Title
Naval armament
Description
Letter from the Commissioner of the Revenue pertaining to the construction of frigates for the naval armament. Goes into great detail about procuring supplies, provisions, materials, labor, and contracts.
year created
1794
month created
12
day created
25
author
sent from location
Treasury Department
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
LC, RG 75, Letters of Tench Coxe, Commissioner of the Revenue, Relating to the Procurement of Military, Naval, and Indian Supplies, National Archives.
created note
Document dated as December 25th [-27] 1794.
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
Tench Coxe
John Morgan
Superintendent
Henry Knox
navy
constructor
John Habersham
Daniel Stevens
Isaac Holmes
Joseph Clay
Pierce Butler
John Barry
Joshua Humphreys
Jedediah Huntington
axemen
carpenters
Richard Leake
Tench Francis
smiths
Nicholas Fish
James Seagrove
Rice
Copeland
notable location
Treasury Department
Georgia
South
Charleston
Savannah
Norfolk
Philadelphia
New York
Connecticut
New Jersey
New England
Boston
New Hampshire
Portsmouth
St. Simons Island
Ossabaw
notable item/thing
timber
frigates
live oak
axes
beef
meat
pickle
fat
salt
camp
oxen
naval agents
armament
ships
freight
wood
document number
1794122590100
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Tench Coxe | Treasury Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |