Letter from the War Office to the Secretary of the Treasury regarding information for the purveyor from Naval Agent Jacob Sheaffe of Portsmouth New Hampshire

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

Letter from the War Office to the Secretary of the Treasury regarding information for the purveyor from Naval Agent Jacob Sheaffe of Portsmouth New Hampshire

Description

Reference to information of the purveyor, copy of letter received from Naval Agent Jacob Sheaffe Portsmouth New Hampshire.

year created

1797

month created

02

day created

10

secondary author

James McHenry

sent from location

Philadelphia

recipient

Oliver Wolcott, Jr.

in 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)

in image

ZXA06

author note

No signature, from War Office.

recipient note

Oliver Wolcott

notable person/group

Oliver Wolcott
Jacob Sheaffe
naval agent
purveyor
Secretary Treasury
Secretary War
War Department
War Office

notable location

War Office
Philadelphia
Portsmouth New Hampshire

notable item/thing

frigate

notable idea/issue

frigate construction
Naval Act 1794

document number

1797021015055

page start

217

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[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:217

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author James McHenry Philadelphia [n/a]
Recipient Oliver Wolcott, Jr. [unknown] [n/a]