Regarding the use of Lieutenant James Triplett
Document 1798Encloses letter with guidance which shows the use he is to make of Lieutenant James Triplett, an artillery officer at Fort Whetstone Point.
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[Capt Thos Thuxton.]
War office 2nd Apl 179[?]
Sir,
I have received your Letter of the 21st of March, with its Inclosures to which I shall attend.
The inclosed Letter to Lieutt Triplett will shew you the use you are to make of him and the Services you may require him to perform. He is an Artillery Officer and at present at Fort at Whets[ons] Point. —
Perhaps your Proposition of an Advance of two Months Pay to Seamen will obtain the Complement sooner than the Bounty. You may try the Experiment. —
For enclosed Letter see the opposite page.
Type
Document
Description
Encloses letter with guidance which shows the use he is to make of Lieutenant James Triplett, an artillery officer at Fort Whetstone Point.
Date
04/02/1798
Author
Recipient
Document number
1798040215301
Notable persons
War office
Captain Thomas Truxton
Truxtun
Lieutenant James Triplett
artillery officer
seamen
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Baltimore Maryland
Notable items
USS Constellation
bounty
pay