Statement of pay of petty officers, seamen, and Marines for examination
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Statement of pay of petty officers, seamen, and Marines for examination
Description
Statement of pay of petty officers, seamen, and Marines for examination. Notes that there is a surplus of $150 and asks how it might be applied, since Congress took no notice of Quartermasters or Yeoman of the sheets. Asks for recommendations on what clothing the Marines should have and who should absorb the costs. Discusses regulating pay of petty officers and closes by asking for any information that may be of benefit to the service.
year created
1797
month created
08
day created
05
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in image
author note
Josiah Fox.
recipient note
Thomas Truxton.
notable person/group
Captain Thomas Truxton
Truxtun
Josiah Fox
petty officers
seamen
Marines
Congress
Quartermasters
Yeoman of the sheets
Secretary of War
James McHenry
War Department
War Office
naval superintendent
naval constructor
Navy Constructor
notable location
War Office
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Congress
notable item/thing
pay
manning
notable idea/issue
frigate manning
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1797080535055
page start
276
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:276 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Josiah Fox | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Captain Thomas Truxtun | [unknown] | [n/a] |