Regarding the vessel Ganges and her fitness as a war ship
Document 1798Gentlemen are asked to find out about the vessel Ganges and her fitness as a war ship. Inquire into state of sails, rigging, value of the vessel and number of guns capable of carrying.
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Gentlemen are asked to find out about the vessel Ganges and her fitness as a war ship. Inquire into state of sails, rigging, value of the vessel and number of guns capable of carrying.
Date
04/28/1798
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Document number
1798042800055
Page start
299
Note
Addressed to Mssrs. James Crawford and Jon Donaldson.
Notable persons
James McHenry
Josiah Fox
Secretary of War
War Department
navy constructor
Jon Donaldson
James Crawford
Notable locations
War Department
Philadelphia
Notable items
vessel Ganges
sails
masts
guns