Request for summary of principal causes which delayed completion of frigate Constellation
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Request for summary of principal causes which delayed completion of frigate Constellation
Description
Request that David Stodder, naval constructor at Baltimore, provide summary explaining delays in completion of the frigate Constellation
year created
1798
month created
01
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
created note
only month and year appear on the letter
author note
James McHenry
recipient note
David Stodder
notable person/group
David Stodder
Josiah Fox
naval constructor
Navy constructor
James McHenry
Secretary of War
War Department
notable location
War Office
Philadelphia
Baltimore
notable item/thing
frigate
frigate Constellation
notable idea/issue
delays in frigate construction of Constellation
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1798019900056
page start
287
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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:287 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | War Office | Philadelphia | Author possibly James McHenry or Josiah Fox Navy constructor. |
| Recipient | David Stodder | [unknown] | [n/a] |