Reprimand for non compliance with request for statement of materials and stores purchased
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Reprimand for non compliance with request for statement of materials and stores purchased
Description
Having made a request for a statement of all materials and stores purchased on account of the frigate building at Boston, Secretary of War McHenry reprimands naval agent Henry Jackson for non compliance. He notes that when public servants neglect to carry out their orders, every part of the business suffers. Closes by stating he wishes to enforce a speedy compliance to every clause of instructions given.
year created
1797
month created
04
day created
15
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
author note
No Signature, from War Office.
recipient note
Henry Jackson
notable person/group
Henry Jackson
War Department
naval agent
Secretary of War
James McHenry
War Department
notable location
War Office
Boston
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
statement of materials and stores purchased
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1797041515056
page start
225
Item sets
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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:225 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Jackson | [unknown] | [n/a] |