Notification of Inspection of New York Cannon Promised to United States
Document 1798Informs Governor Jay that Captain John Barry, of the frigate United States, has been ordered to travel to New York to inspect the cannon Jay has offered to lend to the United States. Gives instructions for the transaction.
100%
⇣
No human transcription currently available for this document.
Machine transcription not yet available for this document.
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Informs Governor Jay that Captain John Barry, of the frigate United States, has been ordered to travel to New York to inspect the cannon Jay has offered to lend to the United States. Gives instructions for the transaction.
Date
04/12/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Repository
Collection
Document number
1798041200002
Page start
1
Note
The collection duplicates itself.
Notable persons
John Jay
James McHenry
Governor John Jay
Captain John Barry
President
Secretary of War
His Excellency John Jay
commander
Notable locations
New York
War Department
Notable items
cannon
examination
frigate
resolution of New York legislature