Request for loan of cannon to be sent to Norfolk Virginia for the brig ready of sea

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Type

Letterbook

Description

The Navy Department requests the loan of nine 6 pound cannon from the War Department. These cannon are to be sent to Norfolk and then returned within a month.

Date

08/06/1798

Author

Benjamin Stoddert

Recipient

James McHenry

Sent from

Navy Department

Repository

National Archives and Records Administration

Collection

Letters Sent by the Secretary of the Navy to Federal Executive Agents (Letters to President, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Letters To

Document number

1798080640201

Page start

1

Notable persons

James McHenry
Benjamin Stoddert
Secretary War
Secretary Navy
War Department
Navy Department

Notable locations

Navy Department
Norfolk Virginia
Philadelphia
War Department

Notable items

brig
cannon
six pound cannon