John Foster Williams request for frigate command; and the report of Captain Barry's death
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
John Foster Williams request for frigate command; and the report of Captain Barry's death
Description
Pickering notes that although he has received high recommendations for command of a federal ship, and that the testimony would have great weight with President Washington, there are no openings for frigate command; it is not true that Captain John Barry is dead; he is however recovering from a dangerous illness.
year created
1795
month created
11
day created
16
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
author note
No signature, from War Department.
recipient note
John Foster Williams
notable person/group
John Foster Williams
Captain John Barry
Timothy Pickering
Secretary of War
President of United States General George Washington
War Department
US Navy
notable location
Boston
Philadelphia
Virginia
Massachusetts
notable item/thing
frigate
appointment for command
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1795111615155
page start
141
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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:141 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Timothy Pickering | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Foster Williams | [unknown] | [n/a] |