Announces Purchase and Preparation of the Ship Ganges
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Announces Purchase and Preparation of the Ship Ganges
Description
Announces the purchase and preparation of the ship Ganges, awaiting armaments as soon as possible. The President prefers to give Dale command of the ship. McHenry believes that Dale will not decline this command.
year created
1798
month created
04
day created
03
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in publication
in image
notable person/group
Captain Richard Dale
James McHenry
President John Adams
US Navy
notable location
Philadelphia
War Department
Ganges Ship
notable item/thing
naval armaments
notable idea/issue
Quasi War
document number
1798040314001
number of pages
1
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | ZXW05 (2 pages) | Collection: Letters Sent by the Secretary of Navy to Officers, Mar 1798-Sep 1886. (RG45) (M149) | V: 1, P: 15 |
| [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 | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Captain Richard Dale | [unknown] | [n/a] |