Statement of articles purchased by Captain Nicholson as cabin furniture for his ship.
Document 1798Statement of articles purchased by Captain Nicholson as cabin furniture for his ship. General Henry Jackson naval agent at Boston informed that no other articles can be allowed by public to the commissioned officers; any more must be provided at own expense.
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Statement of articles purchased by Captain Nicholson as cabin furniture for his ship. General Henry Jackson naval agent at Boston informed that no other articles can be allowed by public to the commissioned officers; any more must be provided at own expense.
Date
01/20/1798
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Document number
1798012000355
Page start
286
Notable persons
General Jackson
James McHenry
Josiah Fox
Secretary of War
Naval Agent
War Department
Navy Constructor
Captain Samuel Nicholson
naval superintendent
Secretary of War
Notable locations
War Office
Philadelphia
Boston
Notable items
chair
frigate
frigate Constitution
dining tables
Windsor chair
accommodation chair
globe lamp
copper stove
cabin furniture for frigate