Offer of position of naval superintendent at Portsmouth New Hampshire
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Offer of position of naval superintendent at Portsmouth New Hampshire
Description
Josiah Fox offers Captain Thompson the position of superintendent at Portsmouth New Hampshire for $1300. If he accepts the terms, is to write to Secretary of War James McHenry.
year created
1796
month created
12
day created
22
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in image
author note
Josiah Fox
recipient note
Thomas Thompson
notable person/group
Captain Thomas Thompson
Josiah Fox
Mr. Quincy
clerk of ship yard
naval constructor
Secretary of War
James McHenry
naval superintendent
notable location
War Office
Philadelphia
Portsmouth New Hampshire
notable item/thing
frigate
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1796122237155
page start
202
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:202 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Josiah Fox | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Captain Thomas Thompson | [unknown] | [n/a] |