Suspension of pay and subsistence in cases of Captains Sever and Talbot
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Suspension of pay and subsistence in cases of Captains Sever and Talbot
Description
Congress, having limited the number of frigates to three. Therefore pay and subsistence is suspended for Captain James Sever at Portsmouth New Hampshire and Captain Silas Talbot at New York. If future opportunities arise, President of United States General George Washington will cheerfully reinstate both Captains.
year created
1796
month created
06
day created
04
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
secondary recipient
sent to location
Portsmouth New Hampshire
New York
in image
note
Note at margin states Captain James Sever and one of same date to Captain Silas Talbot New York.
author note
No signature, from War Office
notable person/group
Captain James Sever
Captain Silas Talbot
War Department
James McHenry
Secretary of War
Navy
President of United States General George Washington
Congress
notable location
War Office
Philadelphia
New York
Portsmouth New Hampshire
notable item/thing
frigate
pay
subsistence
USS Congress
USS United President
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
suspension of frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1796060415055
page start
171
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:171. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Captain James Sever | Portsmouth New Hampshire | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Captain Silas Talbot | New York | [n/a] |