Launching of the Frigate "President"
Document 1800Buchanan discusses the launching of the frigate "President" and encourages adoption by the Army and Navy of a new form of tourniquet.
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Letter Signed
Description
Buchanan discusses the launching of the frigate "President" and encourages adoption by the Army and Navy of a new form of tourniquet.
Date
04/10/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Repository
Document number
1800041080001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
W. W. [Walter] Buchanan
Secretary of the Navy
British Navy
Commanders of our vessels of war
Notable locations
Philadelphia
New York
Notable items
United States Frigate "President"
model same as the "United States"
points of workmanship
tourniquet adopted to the Army or Navy
flow of blood
common brass or Petit's tourniquet
masts
riggings
dampness or overstretching
misfortune of the Congress