Notification of Increased Pay for Able Seamen
Document 1798In order to facilitate the recruiting process for the frigates the pay of able seamen has been increased to $17 per month. This incentive should help Rodgers to hire crew for the Constellation as soon as possible. Currently serving able seamen will receive a raise from their current $15 per month to the new sum; the raise is only for Able Seamen and not any other group.
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Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Description
In order to facilitate the recruiting process for the frigates the pay of able seamen has been increased to $17 per month. This incentive should help Rodgers to hire crew for the Constellation as soon as possible. Currently serving able seamen will receive a raise from their current $15 per month to the new sum; the raise is only for Able Seamen and not any other group.
Date
05/07/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Collection
Document number
1798050714100
Note
Print version only. Naval Documents Related to the Quasi-War between the United States and France, vol. 1, p. 71.
Notable persons
Lieutenant John Rodgers
James McHenry
John Rogers
able seamen
Notable locations
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Notable items
manning the Frigates
pay of the able seamen
increased
seventeen dollars per month
rate of pay
procure the number of seamen required
Constellation
benefit of this advance
orders
additional sum
alteration of pay