Appointment as Captain; Immediate Instructions to Set Sail
Document 1798Reports purchase of ship Delaware (now Hamburgh Packet). Issues presidential appointment as captain of the ship and requests immediate activity, to be equipped for three months. Requests appointment of staff and lists salary. Requests physical examination to ensure sound health. Seeks information about rendezvous and outlines responsibilities. Outlines process to obtain military stores.
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Reports purchase of ship Delaware (now Hamburgh Packet). Issues presidential appointment as captain of the ship and requests immediate activity, to be equipped for three months. Requests appointment of staff and lists salary. Requests physical examination to ensure sound health. Seeks information about rendezvous and outlines responsibilities. Outlines process to obtain military stores.
Date
06/15/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Document number
1798061514001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Captain Stephen Decatur
James McHenry
John Adams
Lieutenant
Surgeon
Purser
Sailing Master
Midshipmen
Boatswain
Gunner
Carpenter
Sailmaker
Privates
Corporals
Musicians
Marines
Navy
paymaster
purser
recruiting service
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Ship Delaware
Hamburgh Packet
places of rendezvous
Notable items
pay
desertion
money
vouchers
expenditure
muster
payrolls
military stores
ammunitions
cannon
tackle
apparel
articles of equipment
warlike stores
muster roll
provisions
inventory
receipts