Request for Boat & Crew to Attend USS Ganges
Document 1798Requests that Barry have a boat and crew prepared to take McHenry to the USS Ganges [about to set sail against the French].
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War department May 23. 1798.
Sir,
I request that you would be pleased to have one of your boats and a crew in readiness for me to morrow morning at ten — o'clock to go on board the Ganges.
I am Sir
Your obt Servant
James McHenry
Capt. John Barry
or Senior Officer present on
board the Ship United States
[War department]
[John Barry Esqr.
commander of the frigate
United States
War department]
[War Dept 23 May 1798
James McHenry]
Type
Letter Signed
Description
Requests that Barry have a boat and crew prepared to take McHenry to the USS Ganges [about to set sail against the French].
Date
05/23/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Repository
Collection
Document number
1798052314001
Page start
1
Note
2 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, one without images.
Notable persons
Captain John Barry
James McHenry
commander
French
Secretary of War
crew
Notable locations
War Department
France
Notable items
USS Ganges
frigate United States
boat