Request for kentledge to be sent to Henry Jackson, naval agent at Boston

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Type

Letterbook

Description

Request for 106 tons of kentledge to be sent to Henry Jackson, naval agent at Boston for USS Constitution.

Date

05/25/1797

Recipient

Foreman Cheeseman

Sent from

Philadelphia

Repository

National Archives and Records Administration

Collection

Letters Sent by the Secretary of the Navy to Federal Executive Agents (Letters to President, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Letters To

Document number

1797052515155

Page start

235

Notable persons

Forman Cheeseman
Henry Jackson
naval agent
naval constructor
War Department
James McHenry
Captain Silas Talbot
naval superintendent

Notable locations

New York
War Office
Boston
Philadelphia

Notable items

USS Constitution
kentledge