Request for arms and articles for crew of frigate Constitution at Boston
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Request for arms and articles for crew of frigate Constitution at Boston
Description
Request to Samuel Hodgdon to deliver arms and ammunition stores for the frigate Constitution at Boston.
year created
1797
month created
08
day created
10
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
Secretary of War
James McHenry
Naval Constructor
notable location
War Office
Philadelphia
Boston
notable item/thing
boarding axe
blunderbuss
musket ball
pistol ball
copper pumps
boarding pikes
quarter pikes
frigate Constitution
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1797081015255
page start
261
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:261 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | War Office | Philadelphia | Author possibly Josiah Fox Naval Constructor. |
| Recipient | Samuel Hodgdon | [unknown] | [n/a] |