Frigat Virginia built in the State of Maryland
To the Commissioners of the Navy. Dr2
1. Woodhouse Collection, Box 5, HSP.
2. The Commissioners of the Navy, appointed January 9, 1776, were originally intended to supply cordage and ship chandlery for the four frigates to be built at Philadelphia, but their services were quickly expanded to supply the same type of materials for all naval vessels in the port. The Commissioners were James Craig, James Wharton, Nathaniel Falconer and William Davis, Papers CC (Letters addressed to Congress), 78, 24, 331, NA.
