Request to examine cannon of ship Delaware commanded by Stephen Decatur
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Request to examine cannon of ship Delaware commanded by Stephen Decatur
Description
Request to examine and prove suitable 9 pound cannon aboard Stephen Decatur's ship "Delaware."
year created
1798
month created
05
day created
24
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
author note
James McHenry
recipient note
Francis DaCosta
notable person/group
Francis DaCosta
James McHenry
Stephen Decatur
Josiah Fox
Secretary War
War Department
notable location
War Department
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
ship Delaware
cannon
notable idea/issue
Stephen Decatur
document number
1798052400255
page start
305
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:305 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | War Office | Philadelphia | Author possibly Josiah Fox navy constructor. |
| Recipient | Francis DaCosta | [unknown] | [n/a] |