Request for Advancement of Funds to Pay Recruits for USS Constitution
Document 1798Asks Fitzgerald to advance $700 to a naval officer of the USS Constitution to provide for the enlistment of seamen and Marines for that ship, that it may put to sea as soon as possible. Promises quick reimbursement.
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Type
Autograph Letter
Description
Asks Fitzgerald to advance $700 to a naval officer of the USS Constitution to provide for the enlistment of seamen and Marines for that ship, that it may put to sea as soon as possible. Promises quick reimbursement.
Date
06/14/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Collection
Document number
1798061400001
Page start
1
Note
Appears to have been damaged by signature cutout.
Notable persons
John Fitzgerald
Timothy Pickering
Secretary of War
President of the United States
Corps of Artillery
seamen
Captain Truxton
Lieutenant Triplett
marines
Notable locations
Alexandria
Philadelphia
Hampton Roads
Chesapeake Bay
sea
Notable items
account
frigate Constitution
remitting money
dispatches
advance
duplicate receipts