Captain John Barry Oath of Allegiance sworn before Richard Peters.

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

Captain John Barry Oath of Allegiance sworn before Richard Peters.

Description

Captain John Barry, appointed Captain of one of the six frigates, takes the oath of allegiance, sworn before Richard Peters. Barry would go on to superintend construction and command the USS United States.

year created

1794

month created

07

day created

01

author

Captain John Barry

secondary recipient

Richard Peters

in 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)

in image

ZXA06

author note

John Barry

notable person/group

John Barry
Richard Peters
US Navy
USS United States

notable location

Philadelphia

notable item/thing

frigate
USS United States

notable idea/issue

frigate construction
Naval Act 1794

document number

1794070190255

page start

36

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[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:36

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Captain John Barry [unknown] [n/a]
Recipient Richard Peters [unknown] [n/a]