Proofreading War Department instructions
Document 1796McHenry asks Secretary of the Treasury Wolcott to proofread the enclosed instructions, most likely dealing with the construction of a frigate for the Dey of Algiers.
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[Docket: Com Wolcott / July 9th 179[6]]
[Endorsed: Mr Lwd cott / 9 July 1796]
W. Office July 9th 1796.
Dear Sir.
will you be kind enough to look over the enclosed instructions; note such alterations as you may judge proper, and send them to Mr Pickering for a similar purpose.
yours James McHenry
Secy of the Treasury
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
McHenry asks Secretary of the Treasury Wolcott to proofread the enclosed instructions, most likely dealing with the construction of a frigate for the Dey of Algiers.
Date
07/09/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Repository
Collection
Document number
1796070900001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Oliver Wolcott, Jr.
James McHenry
Timothy Pickering
Notable locations
War Office
Notable items
Document
instructions