Response to Captain Richard Dale's request for furlough
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Response to Captain Richard Dale's request for furlough
Description
Secretary of War Pickering forwards response to Captain Richard Dale's request for furlough during frigate construction in order that he may undertake a voyage to China. Response is from President Washington's Secretary Bartholomew Dandridge who informs that request for furlough has been approved by the President. Pickering reminds Dale that one of the conditions of the furlough is that he return in time to take command of the completed frigate.
year created
1795
month created
03
day created
14
author
recipient
in image
author note
No signature, From War Department.
recipient note
Captain Dale.
notable person/group
Captain Dale
Bartholomew Dandridge
President Washington's Secretary
Timothy Pickering
Secretary of War
War Department
President of United States
General George Washington
notable location
Philadelphia
Virginia
China
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1795031415155
page start
99
Item sets
Transcribe this document
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:99 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Timothy Pickering | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Captain Richard Dale | [unknown] | [n/a] |