On the availability of spare kentledge for the revenue cutter
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
On the availability of spare kentledge for the revenue cutter
Description
There is no more kentledge on hand than will be required for the frigate building at Philadelphia and Baltimore. Therefore, no kentledge can be spared for the revenue cutter.
year created
1797
month created
02
day created
07
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
author note
No signature, from War Office.
recipient note
Oliver Wolcott
notable person/group
Oliver Wolcott
Secretary Treasury
James McHenry
Secretary War
War Department
War Office
notable location
War Office
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Treasury Department
notable item/thing
kentledge
ballast
revenue cutter
frigate
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
revenue cutter construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1797020715055
page start
217
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:217 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Oliver Wolcott, Jr. | [unknown] | [n/a] |