Request for Information About Frigate at Portsmouth [Chesapeake]

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Near Downings Town 14 Sep^tr 1797 — Sir. The Sec^y of War being indisposed with a fever has request me to desire you, as M^r Pickering is to attend to what may be further necessary to be done to the Frigate at Portsmouth, to furnish him with Copies of such letters respecting the Frigate as he may call for. Your Obed^t & Humb^le Serv^t — John M^cHenry Jr [M^r Fox.]

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Description

Letter, asks for information regarding frigate at Portsmouth; mentions McHenry fever.

Date

09/14/1797

Author

John McHenry

Recipient

Josiah Fox

Sent from

Near Downings Town

Repository

Peabody Essex Museum: Phillips Library

Collection

Josiah Fox Papers

Document number

1797091415001

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Notable persons

Josiah Fox

John McHenry

Pickering

Notable locations

Near Downings Town

Portsmouth

Notable items

frigates