Captain Samuel Nicholson's Commission as Captain of USS Constitution
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Captain Samuel Nicholson's Commission as Captain of USS Constitution
Description
Delivery of Captain Samuel Nicholson's commission in the service of United States as Captain and Commander of the USS Constitution. Acknowledges receipt of letter regarding destruction of public hemp by fire.
year created
1797
month created
03
day created
07
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
sent to location
Boston
in image
note
Left margin states letter of same substance sent to Captain Thomas Truxton at Baltimore.
author note
No signature, from War Office
recipient note
Samuel Nicholson
notable person/group
Captain Samuel Nicholson
James McHenry
Secretary of War
War Department
naval superintendent
Commander USS Constitution
Captain Thomas Truxton
Truxton
notable location
Boston
War Office
Philadelphia
Baltimore
notable item/thing
frigate
USS Constitution
Old Ironsides
naval commission
hemp
fire
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Commander USS Constitution
Naval Act 1794
document number
1797030715055
page start
221
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:221 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Captain Samuel Nicholson | Boston | [n/a] |