Request for Anchor for Frigate Constellation
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Request for Anchor for Frigate Constellation
Description
Frigate Constellation required a heavy anchor to "keep her from accidents during heavy squalls or spurts of wind,". McHenry requested an update on the one he requested had been transferred from Portsmouth to Baltimore.
year created
1797
month created
09
day created
18
author
sent from location
Near Downingstown
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in Wolcott to Hodgdon, 09/15/1797.
document in hand, PRINT ONLY.
document in hand, PRINT ONLY.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
Tench Francis
James McHenry
notable location
Near Downingstown
Baltimore
Portsmouth
navy yard
notable item/thing
frigate
anchor
Constellation
notable idea/issue
weather
construction
transportation of supplies
document number
1797091814000
number of pages
1
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: Naval Documents of the Quasi-War | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | Near Downingstown | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Tench Francis | [unknown] | [n/a] |