Delivery of dispatches to Captain Dale
Document 1798Asks that a fast sailing pilot boat be prepared to sail at a moment's notice to carry dispatches to Captain Dale.
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[Confidential]
War Department. 26 May 1798
Gent—
will you be so obliging as
to engage immediately
[strikethrough: procure] [strikethrough: today] and hold in readiness
to sail at a moments notice a fast
sailing pilot boat. The object to carry
dispatches to Cape Dale. I expect
[strikethrough: the dispatches] this evening
will be ready [strikethrough: today].
I am Gen[t] your [undecipherable]
James McHenry
[Address:] Mefs Willings & Francis
[Docket on reverse: 26 May 1798 / Willings & Francis]
Type
Draft Letter Signed
Description
Asks that a fast sailing pilot boat be prepared to sail at a moment's notice to carry dispatches to Captain Dale.
Date
05/26/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Repository
Collection
Document number
1798052600001
Page start
1
Note
Private
Notable persons
James McHenry
Francis
Willings
Richard Dale
Notable items
Sail
pilot boat
dispatches