Letter from the War Office dismissing clerk at Portsmouth Naval Yard Edmund Quincy
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Letter from the War Office dismissing clerk at Portsmouth Naval Yard Edmund Quincy
Description
Captain Thompson appointed as superintendent of frigate construction at Portsmouth New Hampshire. James Hackett, naval constructor, will take charge of materials and public property. Therefore, clerk of ship yard no longer necessary and Quincy is dismissed. He will make a final return of all materials in his possession.
year created
1797
month created
01
day created
12
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
secondary recipient
sent to location
Portsmouth New Hampshire
in image
author note
Thomas Thompson
recipient note
E.D. Quincey
notable person/group
Edmund D. Quincey
Captain Thomas Thompson
James McHenry
Secretary of War
War Department
War Office
James Hackett
naval constructor
Captain Sever
clerk of ship yard
notable location
Philadelphia
Portsmouth New Hampshire
War Office
War Department
ship yard
notable item/thing
stores
materials
returns
frigate
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1797011215455
page start
1
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 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:212 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Edmund H. Quincy | Portsmouth New Hampshire | Clerk ship yard Portsmouth New Hampshire |