Request for transport of military stores to frigates at Baltimore, Boston and Philadelphia
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Request for transport of military stores to frigates at Baltimore, Boston and Philadelphia
Description
Request for Military stores for the Naval Service to be sent to Baltimore for the USS Constellation, Boston, for the USS Constitution, and Philadelphia, USS United States. Items include hand grenades; shot lead; 24 pounder shot; sheet lead; lanthorns; [lanterns];
year created
1797
month created
07
day created
01
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
author note
No Signature, from War Office
recipient note
Samuel Hodgdon
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
Josiah Fox
War Department
Secretary of War
navy constructor
naval service
notable location
War Office
Philadelphia
Boston
Baltimore
notable item/thing
hand grenades
shot lead
24 pounder shot
sheet lead
lanthorns
[lanterns]
USS Constellation
USS Constitution
USS United States
military stores
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
naval act 1794
document number
1797070115355
page start
253
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:253 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | War Office | Philadelphia | Possibly from Josiah Fox, navy constructor. |
| Recipient | Samuel Hodgdon | [unknown] | [n/a] |