Provisions Intended for the Frigate "Constellation"
Document 1798Tench Francis has been directed to deliver to Hodgdon the provisions that should be transported to the frigate "Constellation." At last report, that vessel is anchored at the mouth of the Patapsco River on its way to the Patuxent River from which Captain Truxton intends to proceed with the first favorable wind.
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Type
Letterbook Copy
Description
Tench Francis has been directed to deliver to Hodgdon the provisions that should be transported to the frigate "Constellation." At last report, that vessel is anchored at the mouth of the Patapsco River on its way to the Patuxent River from which Captain Truxton intends to proceed with the first favorable wind.
Date
04/12/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Repository
Document number
1798041215255
Page start
36
Note
The author is not shown but, based on content, it is presumed to be James McHenry.
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
[James McHenry]
Notable locations
War Office