Letter from the War Department to Congress on Naval Armament
Document 1798This letter is the cover letter to the Secretary at War's 55 page submission to the Committee for Naval Armament. The committee is chaired by Edward Livingston.
100%
⇣No human transcription currently available for this document.
This transcription was generated by machine using Anthropic's Claude Code (a mix of sonnet and opus models). It may contain errors or inaccuracies. Please verify against the document image. Learn more about our generative AI methodology.
[Received from State Dep't. Nov. 24. 1894. R.P.O. 401810.]
War-Office, 2d April, 1798.
Sir,
I Have the honor to inclofe the information required by the Committee, agreeably to the refolutions of the Houfe of Reprefentatives of the 15th of January and 16th of March ult. with the exception of two documents, which will be tranfmitted as foon as completed. They are referred to by the letters (N.) and (Z.) If thefe papers are to be printed, I fhould wifh to have an opportunity to correct the proofs.
*I have the honor to be, Sir,*
*Your moft obedient,*
James McHenry.
Hon. Edward Livingston, }
*Chairman of the Committee, &c.* }
[Missing Page/s — Some or all of the pages of this file are wholly or in part missing, and we have not been able to locate a more complete copy of the document.]
Type
Letterbook
Description
This letter is the cover letter to the Secretary at War's 55 page submission to the Committee for Naval Armament. The committee is chaired by Edward Livingston.
Date
04/02/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Document number
1798040200455
Page start
3
Note
This letter, with enclosures, is published by Congress on 1 May 1798.
Notable persons
Edward Livingston
James McHenry
House of Representatives
Congress
W. Ross
chairman of committee
Notable locations
War Office
Congress
Locust Street near the corner of 9th-South
Philadelphia

