New Appointments of Ship Captains and Crew Due to Poor Moral Fiber of Current Officers
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
New Appointments of Ship Captains and Crew Due to Poor Moral Fiber of Current Officers
Description
Higginson listed the traits of current ship captains and crew that are offensive, offers suggestion for new appointments to posts.
year created
1798
month created
06
day created
06
author
sent from location
Boston
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Presumably to Secretary of war from Stephen Higginson, Navy Agent.
notable person/group
James McHenry
Stephen Higginson
captain
crew
Cordis
surgeon
Otis
Prebble
Chapman
Benjamin Stoddert
notable location
Boston
post
notable item/thing
appointment
recommendation
emoluments
suggestions
document number
1798060654200
number of pages
2
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [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 | Stephen Higginson | Boston | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |