Request to Convey Instructions to Capt. Richard Dale
Document 1798The receipients are asked to engage a fast sailing pilot boat to convey instructions to Captain Richard Dale of the ship of war Ganges. If the Ganges has not passed Lewis Town, the pilot boat should wait there to deliver the instructions when the ship passes. The boat and its pilot will be liberally compensated for the work.
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Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Description
The receipients are asked to engage a fast sailing pilot boat to convey instructions to Captain Richard Dale of the ship of war Ganges. If the Ganges has not passed Lewis Town, the pilot boat should wait there to deliver the instructions when the ship passes. The boat and its pilot will be liberally compensated for the work.
Date
05/28/1798
Author
Sent from
Philadelphia
Collection
Document number
1798052814100
Note
Subscript below names - "Deputy Collector Lewis Town"
Printed: Naval Documents Related to the Quasi-War between the United States and France, vol. 1, p. 89.
Notable persons
James McHenry
Daniel Rodney
Henry Neale
Mr. Thompson
Captain Richard Dale
pilot
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Lewis Town
Notable items
ship of war Ganges
pilot boat
instructions
engage on account of the United States
convey the dispatch
liberal compensation