Request to keep Jonathan Shattuck borne upon ship's books as a Marine

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

Request to keep Jonathan Shattuck borne upon ship's books as a Marine

Description

Directs Captain John Barry to keep Jonathan Shattuck on ship's books as a Marine.

year created

1798

month created

01

day created

09

secondary author

sent from location

Philadelphia

recipient

in image

author note

James McHenry

recipient note

John Barry

notable person/group

Captain John Barry
Josiah Fox
Marine
Jonathan Shattuck
Navy constructor
James McHenry
Secretary of War
War Department

notable location

War Office
Philadelphia

notable item/thing

frigate
frigate United States
ship's books

notable idea/issue

frigate manning
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794

document number

1798010900155

page start

285

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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:285

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author War Office Philadelphia Author possibly James McHenry or Josiah Fox Navy Constructor.
Recipient Captain John Barry [unknown] [n/a]