Discussion of Frigates Constellation & Constitution, And of Anchor Weights
Document 1797Letter, discusses frigates Constellation & Constitution; discusses anchor weight.
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Type
Letterbook Copy
Description
Letter, discusses frigates Constellation & Constitution; discusses anchor weight.
Date
08/04/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Repository
Collection
Document number
1797080415301
Page start
1
Notable persons
Tench Francis
Josiah Fox
Captain Barry
Captain Nicholson
constructor
Notable locations
War Office
Boston
Baltimore
Maryland
Massachusetts
Notable items
frigate construction
frigate Constitution
frigate Constellation
copy of Captain Barry's requisition of military stores for his ship
enclose you a letter from Capt. Nicholson
calls for information which is in the line of your office
thought it would be best to send you the request for present
note that the ancor at Portsmouth is much more suitable for the Constellation than it can be for the Constitution
weight
ship
statement that I forwarded to Capt. Nicholson
acnhor