Request for Report on Ship Repairs
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Request for Report on Ship Repairs
Description
Orders to ascertain information on repairs made to British ship now in port of Philadelphia, to determine whether it is being fitted as a merchant vessel or a vessel of war. The ship is identified as a Letter of Marque ship.
short description
Request for Report on Ship Repairs
year created
1793
month created
07
day created
30
author
sent from location
War Department
Port of Philadelphia
in image
recipient note
Sharp Delancy; William MacPherson; Nathaniel Faliondi.
notable person/group
multiple
Henry Knox
Sharp Delancy
William MacPherson
Nathaniel Falconer
British
President
George Washington
Sharp Delany
Collector
Surveyor
Master Warden
notable location
War Department
Philadelphia
port
notable item/thing
merchant ship
ship of war
British letter of Marque ship
augmented
vessel
repairs
vessel of war
augmentation of force
guns
gun carriages
port holes
report
document number
1793073000001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | HAA06 (2 pages) | Collection: FO 5/2 Foreign Office Correspondence, America(United States), General Correspondence: Series II, 1793, Consuls for John Temple, Phineas Bond, George Miller, John Hamilton, Thomas MacDonogh, and Thomas William Moore. | P: 134 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Author | William MacPherson | Port of Philadelphia | Collectors of Port of Philadelphia; Sharp Delany; Nathaniel Falioner; |