Instructions to Officers Commanding Maritime Forts, Relative to Salutes.
Document 1797Regulations for returning gun salutes at maritime forts, with differing stipulations for each rank of officer which might be saluted.
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Type
Letterbook Copy
Description
Regulations for returning gun salutes at maritime forts, with differing stipulations for each rank of officer which might be saluted.
Date
01/20/1797
Author
Sent from
War Office
Repository
Collection
Document number
1797012000101
Page start
106
Note
Enclosed regulations respecting salutes dated 19 January.
Notable persons
James McHenry
Secretary of War
officer
Notable locations
maritime forts
War Office
Notable items
rank
salutes
gun salutes
privateers
regulations