Regarding Congressional Bill for completing and manning frigates and naval officer candidates
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Regarding Congressional Bill for completing and manning frigates and naval officer candidates
Description
Regarding proposed Congressional Bill for completing and manning frigates; the appointment of officers will be entered upon. Requests that Truxton come to Philadelphia to discuss the merits of some of the candidates;
year created
1797
month created
06
day created
29
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
sent to location
Baltimore
in image
author note
No Signature, from War Office
recipient note
Thomas Truxton
notable person/group
Thomas Truxton
Truxtun
Congress
Josiah Fox
James McHenry
Secretary of War
War Department
War Office
naval officers
naval officer candidates
notable location
Baltimore
War Office
Philadelphia
Congress
notable item/thing
congressional bill
frigates
notable idea/issue
congressional bill for completing and manning frigates
naval act 1794
frigate construction
document number
1797062915255
page start
252
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:252 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | War Office | Philadelphia | Possibly from either James McHenry of Josiah Fox |
| Recipient | Captain Thomas Truxtun | Baltimore | [n/a] |