Request for inquiry regarding availability of cannon for Algerine frigate
Document 1797Josiah Fox conveys Secretary of War James McHenry request as to whether any ships guns, 26 nine pounders and 12 six pounders, can be purchased for the Algerine frigate, and their price.
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Josiah Fox conveys Secretary of War James McHenry request as to whether any ships guns, 26 nine pounders and 12 six pounders, can be purchased for the Algerine frigate, and their price.
Date
07/08/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Document number
1797070735055
Page start
255
Notable persons
Tench Francis
Josiah Fox
Secretary of War
Naval Constructor
Secretary of War
James McHenry
purveyor
Dey of Algiers
Notable locations
War Office
Portsmouth New Hampshire
Philadelphia
Algiers
Notable items
cannon
nine pounders
six pounders
Algerine frigate
Crescent

