Letter from the War Office to the Secretary of the Treasury regarding articles necessary to complete frigate at Portsmouth New Hampshire for Mediterranean service
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Letter from the War Office to the Secretary of the Treasury regarding articles necessary to complete frigate at Portsmouth New Hampshire for Mediterranean service
Description
Letter from the War Office to the Secretary of the Treasury regarding articles necessary to complete frigate at Portsmouth New Hampshire for Mediterranean service. There are sufficient staves and hoops for the water casks.
year created
1796
month created
12
day created
15
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
author note
no signature, from War Office.
recipient note
Oliver Wolcott
notable person/group
Oliver Wolcott
James McHenry
Secretary of War
War Office
War Department
Secretary Treasury
Captain Eastheart
notable location
War Office
Philadelphia
War Department
Portsmouth New Hampshire
Mediterranean
Treasury Department
notable item/thing
staves
hoops
water casks
frigate
frigate for Mediterranean service
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
Barbary Wars
document number
1796121515055
page start
198
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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:198 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Oliver Wolcott, Jr. | [unknown] | [n/a] |