Urgent request for frigate expenditures to naval agents at Baltimore and Boston
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Urgent request for frigate expenditures to naval agents at Baltimore and Boston
Description
Request for expenditures from the commencement of frigate building. Immediately wanted. Expected to be perfectly timely.
year created
1798
month created
01
day created
24
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
secondary recipient
sent to location
Boston
in image
note
Circular sent to agents at Baltimore and Boston.
author note
James McHenry
notable person/group
Josiah Fox
Henry Jackson
David Stodder
naval agents
Navy Constructor
Secretary of War
James McHenry
notable location
War Office
Baltimore
Boston
notable item/thing
expenditures for frigates
frigate Constitution
frigate Constellation
notable idea/issue
frigate expenditures
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1798012400056
page start
287
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | ZXA06 (315 pages) | 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 (Requisitions on) Secretary of the Treasury and other Treasury Department Officials), June 1798-June 1824. (RG45) | V:1, P:287 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | War Office | Philadelphia | Author possibly James McHenry or Josiah Fox Navy constructor. |
| Recipient | Henry Jackson | Boston | Naval Agent at Boston. Also Samuel and Joseph Sterret at Baltimore. |