Letter to Captains Barry, Nicholson, Talbot, Barney, Dale, and Truxton appointing them Captains of the first six frigates constructed
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Letter to Captains Barry, Nicholson, Talbot, Barney, Dale, and Truxton appointing them Captains of the first six frigates constructed
Description
Regarding Captains commissions. President of United States General George Washington, with advice and consent of Senate, has appointed these Captains to command ships provided under Act of Naval Armament. Relative rank in following order: Barry, Nicholson, Talbot, Barney, Dale, Truxton.
year created
1794
month created
06
day created
05
author
secondary recipient
in image
author note
Henry Knox
recipient note
John Barry, Samuel Nicholson, Silas Talbot, Joshua Barney, Richard Dale, Thomas Truxton.
notable person/group
Captain Barry
Captain Truxton
Captain Dale
Captain Talbot
Captain Nicholson
Captain Barney
Henry Knox
President of United States General George Washington
notable item/thing
USS Constellation
USS Congress
USS Constitution
USS United States
USS President
USS Chesapeake
notable idea/issue
Naval Act 1794
frigate construction
first commanders of US frigates
document number
1794060500555
page start
32
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Document instances
In image | In source | Location in source | |
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[view document] (32 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:32 |
Document names
Type | Name | Location | Notes |
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Author | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |
Recipient | Captains Barry, Nicholson, Talbot, Dale, Truxton, Barney | [unknown] | [n/a] |