Request to examine cannon to determine if fit for service on frigate
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Request to examine cannon to determine if fit for service on frigate
Description
Request that Captain Barry set out for Cecil Furnace with Mr De Costa and Captain Thomas Truxton for purpose of proving and examining cannon for frigates. Terms of contract described. Mr Hughes will have the terms in his possession.
year created
1796
month created
05
day created
16
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
author note
No signature, from War Office.
recipient note
John Barry
notable person/group
Captain John Barry
Mr. De Costa
Mr Huges
Captain Thomas Truxton
Truxtun
Secretary of War
James McHenry
Navy
notable location
War Office
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Cecil Furnace
notable item/thing
cannon
frigates
notable idea/issue
proving of cannon
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1796051615055
page start
167
Item sets
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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:167. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Captain John Barry | [unknown] | [n/a] |