Letter from the War Office dismissing Samuel Shore as clerk of ship yard at Norfolk
Item
Type
Letterbook Copy
Title
Letter from the War Office dismissing Samuel Shore as clerk of ship yard at Norfolk
Description
Pickering informs Shore that since the the building of the frigate at Norfolk has been delayed, he is not being continued as clerk. He is to return all articles and papers to Naval Agent William Pennock.
year created
1796
month created
01
day created
06
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
sent to location
Gosport
in image
author note
No signature, from War Department.
recipient note
Samuel Shore
notable person/group
Samuel Shore
William Pennock
Secretary of War
Timothy Pickering
Josiah Fox
notable location
Gosport
War Office
Norfolk
Virginia
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
papers
articles
returns
frigate
USS Chesapeake
notable idea/issue
Naval Act 1794
frigate construction
document number
1796010615055
page start
145
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 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:145 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Timothy Pickering | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Shore | Gosport | [n/a] |