Frigate Building at Portsmouth; Qualifications of Capt. Thompson
Document 1796Articles for the frigate building at Portsmouth have been ordered from the Purveyor. Wolcott has no notion of the qualifcations of Captain Thompson so McHenry should employ him as an agent based on his own assessment of his abilities.
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Type
Draft Letter
Description
Articles for the frigate building at Portsmouth have been ordered from the Purveyor. Wolcott has no notion of the qualifcations of Captain Thompson so McHenry should employ him as an agent based on his own assessment of his abilities.
Date
12/23/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Treasury Department
Repository
Collection
Document number
1796122340101
Page start
1
Note
Partially illegible.
Notable persons
James McHenry
Oliver Wolcott, Jr.
purveyor
Captain Thompson
Captain Thomson
agent
President
Congress
Notable locations
Treasury Department
Portsmouth
Notable items
frigate
articles
estimate
qualifications
employ