Informing Hackett that Pay will Cease
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Informing Hackett that Pay will Cease
Description
Letter informs James Hackett, Naval Constructor at Portsmouth New Hampshire that because of congress decision to build three frigates, his pay will cease at the end of the month. Expresses hope that Hackett will resume service should there be a future opportunity.
year created
1796
month created
06
day created
14
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
sent to location
Portsmouth
in image
note
Notes that similar letter was sent to Forman Cheeseman at New York.
Circular letter.
Circular letter.
author note
No signature, from War Office
recipient note
James Hackett
notable person/group
James Hackett
naval constructor
Secretary of War
James McHenry
War Office
War Department
Navy
congress
Forman Cheeseman
notable location
Portsmouth New Hampshire
War Office
War Department
Philadelphia
New York
notable item/thing
pay
frigate
circular letter
account
settlement
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
suspension frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1796061415155
page start
173
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:173. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Colonel James Hackett | Portsmouth | [n/a] |