Inquiry to Captain Joshua Barney regarding relative rank with Captain Talbot and whether he will accept appointment as Captain
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Inquiry to Captain Joshua Barney regarding relative rank with Captain Talbot and whether he will accept appointment as Captain
Description
Barney has been appointed as Captain of one of frigates being constructed as a result of Naval Act 1794. Barney has made it known that he will not accept the appointment. There is an issue of standing in rank; evidently Barney thinks Captain Talbot is junior to him. Knox explains that Talbot was appointed a Navy Captain from Colonel in 1779, whereas it appears Barney continued as a Lieutenant through the end of the war. Knox asks that Barney inform as to whether he will accept or reject his appointment, as soon as it is convenient.
year created
1794
month created
06
day created
05
author
recipient
in image
author note
Henry Knox
recipient note
Joshua Barney.
notable person/group
Joshua Barney
Henry Knox
Captain Silas Talbot
Secretary of War
Colonel
Captain
Lieutenant
notable item/thing
Naval Act 1794
appointment
rank
notable idea/issue
relative rank of navy captains
Revolutionary war
document number
1794060500655
page start
32
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Joshua Barney | [unknown] | [n/a] |