Order to Begin Recruiting for Frigate Constitution
Document 1798Lemuel Clerk is appointed a lieutenant on board the Constitution and ordered to begin recruiting the complement of Marines for the ship. He needs three sergeants, three corporals, one drum, one fife, and fifty privates. Enclosed with the orders are a copy of rules and regulations for recruiting, similar to those given the Lieutenant on the Constellation.
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Lemuel Clerk is appointed a lieutenant on board the Constitution and ordered to begin recruiting the complement of Marines for the ship. He needs three sergeants, three corporals, one drum, one fife, and fifty privates. Enclosed with the orders are a copy of rules and regulations for recruiting, similar to those given the Lieutenant on the Constellation.
Date
05/05/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Collection
Document number
1798050514200
Note
Naval Documents Related to the Quasi-War between the United States and France. Vol. 1, page 67.
Notable persons
Lemuel Clerk
James McHenry
marines
sergeants
corporals
drum and fife
privates
Lieutenant on board the Constellation
Senate
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Notable items
frigate
Constitution
recruiting
instructions
rules and regulations