Orders to got to Baltimore and examine and obtain vessels that can be furnished with guns
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Orders to got to Baltimore and examine and obtain vessels that can be furnished with guns
Description
Letter directs Joshua Humphreys and Captain Thomas Thompson to proceed to Baltimore. In Baltimore, Humphreys and Thomas are to identify private ships suitable for military use and negotiate the purchase of such vessels. Must be able to carry between 16 and 22 guns with six, nine and twelve pound cannon. Guidance provided on criteria; examine age;, state of hull; timbers; masts; rigging; sails and any alterations and articles to fit her for sea. Obtain lowest price and keep account of expenses.
year created
1798
month created
06
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
secondary recipient
in image
created note
Date derived from location in letterbook.
author note
James McHenry
notable person/group
James McHenry
Josiah Fox
navy constructor
naval constructor
Captain Thomas Thompson
Secretary of War
War Department
Lorman Just
Mr. Barton
notable location
Baltimore
Philadelphia
West Indies
notable item/thing
private ships
hull
timbers
masts
rigging
sails
notable idea/issue
arming of private ships
Quasi War with France
document number
1798069902155
page start
315
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:315 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | War Office | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Joshua Humphreys | [unknown] | Also Captain Thomas Thompson. |