Request to examine cannon to determine if fit for service on frigate
Document 1796Request that Captain Barry set out for Cecil Furnace with Mr De Costa and Captain Thomas Truxton for purpose of proving and examining cannon for frigates. Terms of contract described. Mr Hughes will have the terms in his possession.
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Request that Captain Barry set out for Cecil Furnace with Mr De Costa and Captain Thomas Truxton for purpose of proving and examining cannon for frigates. Terms of contract described. Mr Hughes will have the terms in his possession.
Date
05/16/1796
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Document number
1796051615055
Page start
167
Notable persons
Captain John Barry
Mr. De Costa
Mr Huges
Captain Thomas Truxton
Truxtun
Secretary of War
James McHenry
Navy
Notable locations
War Office
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Cecil Furnace
Notable items
cannon
frigates