Frigate Building at Portsmouth; Qualifications of Capt. Thompson
Item
Type
Draft Letter
Title
Frigate Building at Portsmouth; Qualifications of Capt. Thompson
Description
Articles for the frigate building at Portsmouth have been ordered from the Purveyor. Wolcott has no notion of the qualifcations of Captain Thompson so McHenry should employ him as an agent based on his own assessment of his abilities.
year created
1796
month created
12
day created
23
author
sent from location
Treasury Department
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Partially illegible.
notable person/group
James McHenry
Oliver Wolcott, Jr.
purveyor
Captain Thompson
Captain Thomson
agent
President
Congress
notable location
Treasury Department
Portsmouth
notable item/thing
frigate
articles
estimate
qualifications
employ
document number
1796122340101
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | PDE20 (2 pages) | Collection: Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers. | V:31, P:133 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Oliver Wolcott, Jr. | Treasury Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |