Letter of notification to the commissioned officers of frigate Constitution

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Type

Letterbook

Description

Letter of notification to the commissioned officers of frigate Constitution. Expects to have warrant officer appointments soon. Naval regulations for good and discipline to be printed. Expects officer commissions; which will establish officer rank.

Date

03/14/1798

Recipient

Captain Samuel Nicholson

Sent from

Philadelphia

Repository

National Archives and Records Administration

Collection

Letters Sent by the Secretary of the Navy to Federal Executive Agents (Letters to President, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Letters To

Document number

1798031400155

Page start

289

Notable persons

Captain Samuel Nicholson
naval superintendent
James McHenry
Secretary War
War Department
Josiah Fox
Navy constructor
commissioned officers
warrant officers

Notable locations

War Office
Philadelphia
Boston

Notable items

frigate Constitution
officer commission
officer rank
regulations for good and discipline of navy