Request for payment to James Hackett at Portsmouth New Hampshire

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

Request for payment to James Hackett at Portsmouth New Hampshire

Description

Because of progress made in frigate construction at Portsmouth New Hampshire, request that James Hackett receive a second payment.

year created

1797

month created

03

day created

13

secondary author

sent from location

Philadelphia

in image

author note

No signature, from War Office

recipient note

Oliver Wolcott

notable person/group

Oliver Wolcott
James Haskell
Captain Thomas Thompson
naval constructor
naval superintendent
Secretary Treasury
Secretary War
James McHenry
War Department

notable location

War Office
Philadelphia
Portsmouth New Hampshire

notable item/thing

frigate
payment

notable idea/issue

frigate construction
Naval Act 1794

document number

1797031315055

page start

222

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Document instances

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[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:222

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author James McHenry Philadelphia [n/a]
Recipient Oliver Wolcott, Jr. [unknown] [n/a]