Letter from the War Office to the Secretary of the Treasury requesting a vessel to transport kentledge, articles to Baltimore
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Letter from the War Office to the Secretary of the Treasury requesting a vessel to transport kentledge, articles to Baltimore
Description
Letter from the War Office to the Secretary of the Treasury requesting a vessel to transport kentledge and articles to Baltimore for the frigate building there.
year created
1797
month created
04
day created
17
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
Secretary of Treasury
James McHenry
Secretary War
War Department
notable location
War Office
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Treasury Department
notable item/thing
kentledge
ballast
frigate
USS Constellation
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1797041715055
page start
226
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:226 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Oliver Wolcott, Jr. | [unknown] | [n/a] |