Report from Captain Obrian, having just returned from the Eastward, regarding the Algerine frigate Crescent
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Report from Captain Obrian, having just returned from the Eastward, regarding the Algerine frigate Crescent
Description
Captain Obrian having just returned from Eastward reports that it would be proper to have the quarters of the frigate boarded up with their stuff and filled in with cork. Parts should be painted red.
year created
1797
month created
08
day created
19
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
sent to location
Portsmouth
in image
author note
No Signature, from War Office.
recipient note
Thomas Thompson
notable person/group
Captain Thomas Thompson
Josiah Fox
naval superintendent
Navy Constructor
notable location
Portsmouth New Hampshire
War Office
Philadelphia
eastward
Algerine
Algiers
notable item/thing
fore chains
main chains
beams
knees
frigate
Crescent
Algerine frigate
strores
cordage
notable idea/issue
Algerine frigate
Crescent
tribute
Barbary Wars
document number
1797081915055
page start
262
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 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:262 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | War Office | Philadelphia | Author possibly Josiah Fox, Navy Constructor. |
| Recipient | Captain Thomas Thompson | Portsmouth | [n/a] |