Regarding the completion date of the USS Constellation
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Regarding the completion date of the USS Constellation
Description
By accounts received from Captain Thomas Truxton [Truxtun], McHenry expected that naval constructor Stodder would complete the USS Constellation by 1 July 1797. He requests that Stodder exert himself to get the ship completed, while maintaining the expected degree of frugality.
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
David Stodder
notable person/group
David Stodder
Captain Thomas Truxton
Truxtun
naval constructor
naval superintendent
James McHenry
Secretary of War
War Department
notable location
War Office
Philadelphia
Baltimore
notable item/thing
U.S.S. Constellation
notable idea/issue
frigate completion times
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1797041715155
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 | David Stodder | [unknown] | [n/a] |