Letter from the War Office ordering express rider Samuel Fisher to find Garrett Holsteincamp commander of pilot boat Flying Fish
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Letter from the War Office ordering express rider Samuel Fisher to find Garrett Holsteincamp commander of pilot boat Flying Fish
Description
The War Office directs a dispatch rider, Samuel Fisher, to proceed to New Castle and find the captain of "the Flying Fish of Philadelphia," Garret Holsteincamp in order to deliver dispatches to Captain Richard Dale of Ganges. If the captain cannot be found at New Castle, he will be found on board his boat at Diamond Pier. Ship will be known by Danish Flag at masthead. Proceed with dispatch. Samuel Hodgdon will provide instructions regarding horses.
year created
1798
month created
05
day created
28
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
note
Fisher an express rider sent to find Garrett Holsteincamp.
author note
James McHenry
recipient note
Samuel Fisher
notable person/group
Samuel Fisher
James McHenry
Josiah Fox
Richard Dale
Garret Holsteincamp
Samuel Hodgdon
quartemaster general
War Department
War Office
express rider
notable location
War Department
Lewistown
New Castle
Diamond Pier
Delaware
Delaware Bay
notable item/thing
the Flying Fish of Philadelphia
dispatches
Danish Flag
horses
notable idea/issue
XYZ Affair
Quasi War with France
document number
1798052800755
page start
308
Item sets
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:308 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Fisher | [unknown] | [n/a] |