Regarding surplus howitzers at Boston navy yard

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

Regarding surplus howitzers at Boston navy yard

Description

There are more howitzers at the navy yard at Boston than needed for frigate Constitution. Wish is to send some to Philadelphia addressed to Tench Francis, purveyor. Requests from Captain Nicholson the number of howitzers needed for ship.

year created

1798

month created

03

day created

01

secondary author

War Office

sent from location

Philadelphia

recipient

Henry Jackson

in 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)

in image

ZXA06

author note

James McHenry

recipient note

HenryJackson

notable person/group

Henry Jackson
naval agent
Secretary of War
War Department
James McHenry
Josiah Fox
Tench Francis
purveyor
Navy constructor

notable location

Philadelphia
War office
Boston
navy yard Boston

notable item/thing

frigate Constitution
howitzers

notable idea/issue

frigate construction
Naval Act 1794

document number

1798030100155

page start

289

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[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:289

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author War Office Philadelphia Author possibly James McHenry or Josiah Fox, Navy constructor.
Recipient Henry Jackson [unknown] [n/a]