Appointment as Captain; Immediate Instructions to Set Sail
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Appointment as Captain; Immediate Instructions to Set Sail
Description
Reports purchase of ship Delaware (now Hamburgh Packet). Issues presidential appointment as captain of the ship and requests immediate activity, to be equipped for three months. Requests appointment of staff and lists salary. Requests physical examination to ensure sound health. Seeks information about rendezvous and outlines responsibilities. Outlines process to obtain military stores.
year created
1798
month created
06
day created
15
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in publication
in image
notable person/group
Captain Stephen Decatur
James McHenry
John Adams
Lieutenant
Surgeon
Purser
Sailing Master
Midshipmen
Boatswain
Gunner
Carpenter
Sailmaker
Privates
Corporals
Musicians
Marines
Navy
paymaster
purser
recruiting service
notable location
Philadelphia
Ship Delaware
Hamburgh Packet
places of rendezvous
notable item/thing
pay
desertion
money
vouchers
expenditure
muster
payrolls
military stores
ammunitions
cannon
tackle
apparel
articles of equipment
warlike stores
muster roll
provisions
inventory
receipts
document number
1798061514001
page start
1
number of pages
3
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (5 pages) | ZXW20 (5 pages) | Collection: Letters Sent by the Secretary of Navy to Officers, Mar 1798-Sep 1886. (RG45) (M149) | P: 29-33 |
| [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 Stephen Decatur | [unknown] | [n/a] |