Edmund Quincy's retention at Portsmouth New Hampshire
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Edmund Quincy's retention at Portsmouth New Hampshire
Description
Edmund Quincy previously dismissed as clerk of shipyard at Portsmouth New Hampshire, to be reinstated in capacity overseeing property at ship yard. Informs that Captain Turner has been dismissed as inspector. Discusses keeping business distinct from the frigate suspended.
year created
1797
month created
01
day created
17
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
author note
No Signature, from War Office
recipient note
Thomas Thompson
notable person/group
Captain Thomas Thompson
Edmund Quincey
clerk of ship yard
James McHenry
Secretary of War
War Department
Captain Turner
James Hackett
naval constructor
notable location
War Office
Portsmouth New Hampshire
Philadelphia
ship yard
notable item/thing
frigate
property
USS Congress
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1797011715255
page start
214
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (315 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:214 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Captain Thomas Thompson | [unknown] | [n/a] |