Request to hasten progress on frigate construction at Baltimore
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Request to hasten progress on frigate construction at Baltimore
Description
While Stodder's progress as naval constructor is flattering enough, the other frigates are progressing at a greater rate. McHenry thus asks that Stodder push on the work with more expedition.
year created
1796
month created
11
day created
08
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
author note
no signature, from War Office.
recipient note
David Stodder
notable person/group
David Stodder
James McHenry
War Department
War Office
Secretary of War
naval constructor
notable location
War Office
Philadelphia
Baltimore
notable item/thing
frigate
USS Constellation
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1796110815155
page start
195
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (315 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:195 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | David Stodder | [unknown] | [n/a] |