Orders to got to Baltimore and examine and obtain vessels that can be furnished with guns
Document 1798Letter directs Joshua Humphreys and Captain Thomas Thompson to proceed to Baltimore. In Baltimore, Humphreys and Thomas are to identify private ships suitable for military use and negotiate the purchase of such vessels. Must be able to carry between 16 and 22 guns with six, nine and twelve pound cannon. Guidance provided on criteria; examine age;, state of hull; timbers; masts; rigging; sails and any alterations and articles to fit her for sea. Obtain lowest price and keep account of expenses.
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Letter directs Joshua Humphreys and Captain Thomas Thompson to proceed to Baltimore. In Baltimore, Humphreys and Thomas are to identify private ships suitable for military use and negotiate the purchase of such vessels. Must be able to carry between 16 and 22 guns with six, nine and twelve pound cannon. Guidance provided on criteria; examine age;, state of hull; timbers; masts; rigging; sails and any alterations and articles to fit her for sea. Obtain lowest price and keep account of expenses.
Date
06/1798
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Document number
1798069902155
Page start
315
Notable persons
James McHenry
Josiah Fox
navy constructor
naval constructor
Captain Thomas Thompson
Secretary of War
War Department
Lorman Just
Mr. Barton
Notable locations
Baltimore
Philadelphia
West Indies
Notable items
private ships
hull
timbers
masts
rigging
sails