Drum & Fife for the Frigate "United States"
Document 1797"Please to deliver to Captain William MacRea for the frigate 'United States' one drum and one fife complete."
Please to deliver to Captain William MacRea for the frigate “United States” one drum and one fife complete.
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[War Office
augt 17th 1797.
Drum & Fife Complete to be Dd
to Capt Wm Mac Rea for the
Frigate United States —]
[AF]
War-Office, August 17th. 1797.
Sir. Please to deliver to Captain Wm MacRea, for the Frigate "United States" — One drum, and One fife, complete.
James McHenry
Secy of war
Samuel Hodgdon
Mr John Harris.
Type
Letter Signed
Description
"Please to deliver to Captain William MacRea for the frigate 'United States' one drum and one fife complete."
Date
08/17/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Document number
1797081700201
Page start
1
Notable persons
John Harris
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
Notable locations
War Office