Regarding Captain Sever's disappointment over suspension of frigate construction at Portsmouth New Hampshire
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Regarding Captain Sever's disappointment over suspension of frigate construction at Portsmouth New Hampshire
Description
McHenry laments that he misplaced Sever's letter. Refers to Sever's disappointment with the work of the frigate construction suspended. Sever was to command the frigate. Suspension of construction was not foreseen. Cannot confer Captain's commission but will do so should he be granted the authority. Pay and subsistence to be forwarded.
year created
1797
month created
01
day created
18
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
sent to location
Kingston, Massachusetts
in image
author note
No signature, from War Office.
recipient note
James Sever
notable person/group
Captain James Sever
President of United States
General George Washington
James McHenry
Secretary of War
War Department
War Office
notable location
Kingston, Massachusetts
War Office
Portsmouth New Hampshire
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
frigate
USS Congress
pay
notable idea/issue
suspension of frigate construction Portsmouth New Hampshire
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1797011815055
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 James Sever | Kingston, Massachusetts | [n/a] |