Investigating expenditures for naval armaments

Item

Type

Document Signed

Title

Investigating expenditures for naval armaments

Description

Congressional resolution that a committee be appointed to inquire into the expenditures for naval armament, along with the causes for delay in revealing that information.

year created

1798

month created

01

day created

15

in collection

in image

note

Extract from the journal of William Lambert; written in the pen of the clerk Jonathan Condy.

author note

House of Representatives

notable person/group

House of Representatives
William Lambert
Jonathan Condy
clerk
navy
committee
Josiah Parker
Edward Livingston
Samuel Dana
Rutledge
Democratic-Republicans
Federalists

notable item/thing

Money
dollars
appointment
expenditure
journal

notable idea/issue

Armament
partisanship

document number

1798011590001

page start

1

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (1 pages) BRI16 (1 pages) Collection: James McHenry Papers B: 3, 1

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author House of Representatives [unknown] [n/a]