Surveying the Rotten Potatoes, Etc.
Document 1798Captain Truxton enumerates the expenses of the Frigate "Constellation" and discusses such matters as the potatoes, furnished agreeable to an Act of Congress, that have been found to be rotten.
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Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Captain Truxton enumerates the expenses of the Frigate "Constellation" and discusses such matters as the potatoes, furnished agreeable to an Act of Congress, that have been found to be rotten.
Date
07/16/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
U.S. Ship "Constellation"
Document number
1798071690401
Page start
1
Notable persons
Isaac Garretson
Thomas Truxton
sea Lieutenants
master
boatswain
carpenter
Recruiting Officers
Notable locations
U.S. Ship Constellation, at sea off Charleston Bar
Southern Coast
Cape Henry
Capes of Chesapeake Bay
Charleston, South Carolina
Notable items
command
potatoes furnished agreeable to an Act of Congress
ship
conformity with said request
Certificate
Law
my hand
eastern Direction
wind
Convoy
Twenty leagues
Muster Roll
Register of the Officers, Seamen, and Others composing the Crew of the Frigate
Wages per month
Money advanced, Time of Entry
Record
War Office
Marine Office
Returns
documents exhibited
nature of the business
inexperience
employment
Honor
Post