Putting the Algerian Fleet to Sea
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Putting the Algerian Fleet to Sea
Description
Hodgdon asks Secretary of State Pickering about the state of readiness of the Algerian Fleet. He knows of one ship that is ready to sail but others are not. He is unsure as to who actually bears the responsibility for ordering the fleet into service.
year created
1798
month created
10
day created
19
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
notable person/group
Timothy Pickering
Samuel Hodgdon
Demanage
Charter Party
Capt. Mayles
Capt. Smith
Secretry of the Navy [Benjamin Stoddert]
[Charles] Pinckney
poor Gerry
Mrs. Pickering
notable location
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
Algerian fleet
needless expense
ship cove
other vessels
ballast
death of the Dey
company of the worth PInckney
many deaths
notable phrase
I know to whom it officially appertains to put the Algerian fleet to sea.
document number
1798101928155
page start
255
number of pages
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (560 pages) | BJA01 (560 pages) | Collection: Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, Philadelphia, Pa., Arsenal, 1798-99. | P: 255 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Timothy Pickering | [unknown] | [n/a] |