Regarding the completion date of the USS Constellation
Document 1797By accounts received from Captain Thomas Truxton [Truxtun], McHenry expected that naval constructor Stodder would complete the USS Constellation by 1 July 1797. He requests that Stodder exert himself to get the ship completed, while maintaining the expected degree of frugality.
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Type
Letterbook
Description
By accounts received from Captain Thomas Truxton [Truxtun], McHenry expected that naval constructor Stodder would complete the USS Constellation by 1 July 1797. He requests that Stodder exert himself to get the ship completed, while maintaining the expected degree of frugality.
Date
04/17/1797
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Document number
1797041715155
Page start
226
Notable persons
David Stodder
Captain Thomas Truxton
Truxtun
naval constructor
naval superintendent
James McHenry
Secretary of War
War Department
Notable locations
War Office
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Notable items
U.S.S. Constellation