Appointment of Captain Thomas Cole as ship yard clerk at Baltimore
Document 1798Cole is offered the job as the new clerk at the navy yard in Baltimore. Replaces Isaac Garretson. Is considered reputable for the job according to naval agents Joseph and Samuel Sterrett. Compensation $400 per year. If job accepted, Isaac Garretson will deliver public property. Take measures to protect property from theft. Further guidance forthcoming.
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Cole is offered the job as the new clerk at the navy yard in Baltimore. Replaces Isaac Garretson. Is considered reputable for the job according to naval agents Joseph and Samuel Sterrett. Compensation $400 per year. If job accepted, Isaac Garretson will deliver public property. Take measures to protect property from theft. Further guidance forthcoming.
Date
04/27/1798
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Document number
1798042700155
Page start
298
Note
Part of letter crossed out.
Notable persons
Thomas Cole
James McHenry
Josiah Fox
Samuel Sterrett
Joseph
Sterrett
Naval Agent
Secretary of War
War Department
Josiah Fox
navy constructor
Notable locations
Baltimore
War Department
Philadelphia
Baltimore ship yard
Notable items
receipts
public property
frigate Constellation