Naval Armament Expenditures

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

Naval Armament Expenditures

Description

The Secretary of the Treasury sends to the Secretary at War a letter that encloses a general statement of expenditures for the Naval establishment for the year 1797. Enclosures to this letter are marked A through H and include a general abstract. The abstract is endorsed by Joseph Nourse.

year created

1798

month created

03

day created

06

sent from location

Treasury Department

recipient

in image

note

Enclosed in a letter (on pages 49-55) from James McHenry, Secretary at War, to Chairman of the Committee for Naval Armament, dated 1 May 1798.

notable person/group

James McHenry
Oliver Wolcott

notable location

Treasury Department
Portsmouth New Hampshire
Norfolk
New York
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Navy yards

notable item/thing

frigate
ship
Constitution
Constellation
United States

document number

1798030640156

page start

47

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (7 pages) ZVV09 (56 pages) Collection: Letters Sent by the Secretary of War Relating to Procurement of Supplies (Order Books), Nov 12, 1800-Dec 31, 1889. (RG107) (M127) 49-55
[view document] (55 pages) ZVV09a (55 pages) Collection: Letters Sent by the Secretary of War Relating to Procurement of Supplies (Order Books), Nov 12, 1800-Dec 31, 1889. (RG107) (M127) 49-55

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Oliver Wolcott, Jr. Treasury Department [n/a]
Recipient James McHenry [unknown] [n/a]