Request for inquiry regarding availability of cannon for Algerine frigate
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Request for inquiry regarding availability of cannon for Algerine frigate
Description
Josiah Fox conveys Secretary of War James McHenry request as to whether any ships guns, 26 nine pounders and 12 six pounders, can be purchased for the Algerine frigate, and their price.
year created
1797
month created
07
day created
08
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in image
author note
Josiah Fox
recipient note
Tench Francis
notable person/group
Tench Francis
Josiah Fox
Secretary of War
Naval Constructor
Secretary of War
James McHenry
purveyor
Dey of Algiers
notable location
War Office
Portsmouth New Hampshire
Philadelphia
Algiers
notable item/thing
cannon
nine pounders
six pounders
Algerine frigate
Crescent
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Dey of Algiers
Naval Act 1794
document number
1797070735055
page start
255
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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:255 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Josiah Fox | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Tench Francis | [unknown] | [n/a] |