Request to take possession of books and papers held by the deceased clerk
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Request to take possession of books and papers held by the deceased clerk
Description
Until the pleasure of the congress can be known under Act authorizing the equipment of frigates, Pickering advises Talbot that he take possession of the books and papers of deceased Clerk.
year created
1796
month created
03
day created
22
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
author note
No signature, from War Office.
recipient note
Silas Talbot.
notable person/group
Captain Silas Talbot
deceased clerk
superintendent
Secretary of War
James McHenry
notable location
War Office
Philadelphia
New York
notable item/thing
books
papers
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1796032215255
page start
160
Item sets
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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:160. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Captain Silas Talbot | [unknown] | [n/a] |