Requests Order for Muskets & Bayonets for Frigate Congress

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Type

Letterbook

Description

Encloses information about loan of muskets. Requests order for bayonets and muskets for frigate Congress, ordered on voyage to Batavia.

Date

12/03/1799

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

1799120340401

Page start

1

Notable persons

James McHenry
Benjamin Stoddert
Secretary of War

Notable locations

Navy Department
frigate Congress
Batavia (Jakarta)
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