Requests Shipping Information for Schooner to Carry Stores to New Orleans

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[24] Treasury Department Secretary of War 7^th Jan^y 1799 Sir, The Schooner to convey your stores to New Orleans has been riding here for some days past at Baltimore. I am anxious to send to the Comd^t his final instructions which I cannot do, not knowing the vessel he is to convoy nor the probable time she will be at Norfolk. Will you be so good as to give me this information? I have &c

Type

Letterbook

Description

Reports on schooners carrying stores to New Orleans. Requests information necessary for departure.

Date

11/07/1799

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

1799110740101

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Notable persons

James McHenry

Benjamin Stoddart

convoy

Notable locations

Navy Department

New Orleans

Baltimore

Norfolk

Maryland

Virginia

Louisiana