Instructions to Officers Commanding Maritime Forts, Relative to Salutes.
Item
Type
Letterbook Copy
Title
Instructions to Officers Commanding Maritime Forts, Relative to Salutes.
Description
Regulations for returning gun salutes at maritime forts, with differing stipulations for each rank of officer which might be saluted.
year created
1797
month created
01
day created
20
author
sent from location
War Office
in collection
in image
note
Enclosed regulations respecting salutes dated 19 January.
notable person/group
James McHenry
Secretary of War
officer
notable location
maritime forts
War Office
notable item/thing
rank
salutes
gun salutes
privateers
regulations
document number
1797012000101
page start
106
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | IDD03 (157 pages) | Collection: John Adams Papers | R: 384 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | War Office | [n/a] |