Regarding Captain Samuel Nicholson request to draw rations at Boston
Document 1795Pickering denies Captain Nicholson's request to draw rations on the grounds that there is no commissary to supply one officer and none of the other officers draw rations at present.
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Jacob Francis War [undecipherable] September 3. 1795.
Esquire
Sir
The inclosed letter from Mr [undecipherable] on the matter of [undecipherable] from [undecipherable] at the frigates at New York and they [undecipherable] is interesting to your consideration
To the Accountant War Of Sept 10. 1795.
of the War
Department
Sir
[undecipherable] Captain [undecipherable] of the Navy is about on a voyage to [undecipherable] yet it is to notice them that he is on authority from the President of the United States, on furlough, and the pay and subsistence is continued to him as of present [undecipherable]
Capt Sam[undecipherable] [undecipherable] &c. War Of[fice] Sept 10. 1795.
Sir
I have received your letter of the [undecipherable] informing that you may [undecipherable] your return at Boston. — There is not to my knowledge any object for an [undecipherable] Commissary at Boston, except there should be very [undecipherable] those of which I am not informed. If those [undecipherable] they will [undecipherable] be [undecipherable] that place. It will not be [undecipherable] to employ a Commissary to supply Mr [undecipherable] at other [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] during return at present
Capt [undecipherable] [undecipherable] War Office September [undecipherable] 1795.
Sir
In quartering [undecipherable] to be received at [undecipherable] on [undecipherable] a [undecipherable] these [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] from [undecipherable]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Pickering denies Captain Nicholson's request to draw rations on the grounds that there is no commissary to supply one officer and none of the other officers draw rations at present.
Date
09/10/1795
Author
Recipient
Repository
Document number
1795091015056
Page start
131
Notable persons
Captain Samuel Nicholson
Secretary of War
Timothy Pickering
officers
recruits
Superintendent
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Boston
Notable items
rations
commissary
USS Constitution
