Letter from the War Office to the Secretary of the Treasury requesting copper proper for casting pintles, braces and other composition work for the USS Constitution

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

Letter from the War Office to the Secretary of the Treasury requesting copper proper for casting pintles, braces and other composition work for the USS Constitution

Description

Request for five tons of copper proper for casting pintles, braces and other composition work, and fire engine for the USS Constitution.

year created

1797

month created

05

day created

24

secondary author

War Office

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
Secretary Treasury
Secretary War
James McHenry
War Department

notable location

War Office
Philadelphia
Boston

notable item/thing

USS Constitution
copper
pintle
braces
fire engine
frigate

notable idea/issue

frigate construction
Naval Act 1794

document number

1797052415055

page start

235

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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:235

Document names

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