On the proving of cannon for the Algerine frigate
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
On the proving of cannon for the Algerine frigate
Description
Clerk Nathan Jones informs Tench Francis that Secretary of War has requested Mr. DaCosta to proceed to Mr. Hughes' furnace to prove the cannon casting there for the Algerine frigate. DaCosta is to make a report on those cannon that stand proved. Secretary of War wants the cannon transported to Portsmouth New Hampshire so they may be put on board the Algerine frigate.
year created
1797
month created
09
day created
08
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in image
author note
N. Jones
recipient note
Tench Francis
notable person/group
Tench Francis
Nathan Jones
Secretary War
Mr. DaCosta
James McHenry
purveyor of public supplies
notable location
War Office
furnace
Philadelphia
Portsmouth New Hampshire
Algiers
notable item/thing
Algerine frigate
Crescent
cannon
notable idea/issue
proving of cannon
Algerine frigate
Crescent
tribute
Barbary Wars
document number
1797090815055
page start
264
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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:264 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Nathan Jones | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Tench Francis | [unknown] | [n/a] |