Regarding request for extra boat for frigate Constitution
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Regarding request for extra boat for frigate Constitution
Description
Request for extra boat is denied on grounds that such an indulgence would have to be granted to all the other Captains of the frigates.
year created
1797
month created
07
day created
12
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
sent to location
Boston
in image
author note
Josiah Fox
recipient note
Samuel Nicholson
notable person/group
Samuel Nicholson
Josiah Fox
Secretary at War
Navy Constructor
James McHenry
naval superintendent
notable location
Boston
War Office
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
frigate Constitution
boat
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1797071235055
page start
257
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:257 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Josiah Fox | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Captain Samuel Nicholson | Boston | [n/a] |