Request to Sail to New York
Document 1798Inquiry on Barry's ability to mount sufficient guns to sail safely to New York and return to Delaware in two days time. Request for list of required articles.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Inquiry on Barry's ability to mount sufficient guns to sail safely to New York and return to Delaware in two days time. Request for list of required articles.
Date
05/28/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Collection
Document number
1798052800001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Captain Barry
James McHenry
Notable locations
War Department
New York
Delaware
Notable items
give me a list of such articles as may be wanted for the occasion and proper to be sent on board your ship
beg to be informed whether you can mount in two days as many men as would render it perfectly safe for you to go round to New York and return without