On the treatment of sick ashore; and delivery of guns for Algerine frigate
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
On the treatment of sick ashore; and delivery of guns for Algerine frigate
Description
Recommends the treatment of sick ashore as more conducive to recovery. Refers to delivery of guns for Algerine frigate under contract to Mr. Hughes. If he fails in contract, Samuel Hodgdon ordered to procure guns from public magazine and deliver to Portsmouth New Hampshire.
year created
1797
month created
09
day created
11
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
author note
no signature
notable person/group
Tench Francis
Samuel Hodgdon
Josiah Fox
purveyor of public supplies
Navy Constructor
Dr. Gillaspy
surgeon
Mr. Hughes
Secretary of War
James McHenry
Captain John Barry
notable location
Near Downingstown
Philadelphia
Portsmouth New Hampshire
Algiers
notable item/thing
cannon
medicine
frigate United States
Crescent
Algerine frigate
notable idea/issue
Algerine frigate
tribute
Barbary Wars
frigate construction
document number
1797091115055
page start
265
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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:265 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | War Office | Philadelphia | Author possibly Josiah Fox Navy Constructor. |
| Recipient | Tench Francis | [unknown] | [n/a] |