Delivery of 12 pounders for frigate Constellation
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Delivery of 12 pounders for frigate Constellation
Description
Truxton informed that Captain Staats Morris will deliver twelve 12 pounder cannon for the frigate Constellation. Truxton is to select out from among the guns.
year created
1797
month created
07
day created
26
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
Josiah Fox
Captain Staats Morris
War Department
Secretary of War
James McHenry
notable location
Baltimore
War Office
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
guns
Constellation
12 pounders
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1797072615055
page start
260
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:260 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | War Office | Philadelphia | Author possibly Josiah Fox Navy Constructor. |
| Recipient | Captain Thomas Truxtun | Baltimore | [n/a] |