Regarding cannon from State of New York to be loaned for frigate United States
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Regarding cannon from State of New York to be loaned for frigate United States
Description
Captain John Barry will proceed to New York to examine cannon on loan from New York state for frigate United States.
year created
1798
month created
04
day created
18
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
author note
James McHenry.
recipient note
John Jay
notable person/group
John Jay
James McHenry
Josiah Fox
Captain John Barry
Governor New York
Secretary War
War Department
navy constructor
naval superintendent
notable location
War Department
New York
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
frigate United States
cannon
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1798041800155
page start
296
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:296 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Jay | [unknown] | [n/a] |