Letter from the War Office to the Secretary of the Treasury requesting articles for naval service
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Letter from the War Office to the Secretary of the Treasury requesting articles for naval service
Description
Items to be procured for the naval service include boarding axes; blunderbusses; lanthorn; [lantern]; signal lanthorns; iron; grapeshot; pistol shot; 12 pounders; 24 pounders;
year created
1797
month created
06
day created
19
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
Josiah Fox
Tench Francis
Secretary Treasury
Secretary War
War Department
James McHenry
notable location
War Office
Philadelphia
Treasury Department
notable item/thing
boarding axes
blunderbusses
lanthorn
[lantern]
signal lanthorns
iron
grapeshot
pistol shot
12 pounders
24 pounders
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1797061915155
page start
251
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:251 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | War Office | Philadelphia | No author. Possibly Josiah Fox, Navy Constructor |
| Recipient | Oliver Wolcott, Jr. | [unknown] | [n/a] |