Letter from the War Office to the Purveyor of Public Supplies with query on status of anchors for frigate Constitution
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Letter from the War Office to the Purveyor of Public Supplies with query on status of anchors for frigate Constitution
Description
The War Office forwards an extract of a letter from Captain Nicholson. The War Office asks the Purveyor to expedite the supply of anchors to Boston.
year created
1797
month created
10
day created
16
secondary author
sent from location
near Downingstown
recipient
in image
author note
James McHenry
recipient note
Tench Francis
notable person/group
Tench Francis
James McHenry
Josiah Fox
Navy Constructor
Secretary War
War Department
purveyor
Captain Samuel Nicholson
naval superintendent
notable location
Near Downingston
Boston
notable item/thing
anchors
frigate Constitution
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1797101615155
page start
269
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:269 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | War Office | near Downingstown | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Tench Francis | [unknown] | [n/a] |