Orders to prepare the frigate USS Constellation

Item

Type

Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Title

Orders to prepare the frigate USS Constellation

Description

Orders by President Washington to load the USS Constellation with supplies, warrants for officers issued. Regulations to govern ship included.

year created

1798

month created

03

day created

16

author

James McHenry

sent from location

Philadelphia

recipient

Captain Thomas Truxtun

in collection

Printed Versions
Area File of the Naval Records Collection, 1775-1910. (RG45) (M625)

in publication

Naval Documents of the Quasi-War

note

Possibly belongs to copy log XIG, page 23.
NDA. OSW, Vol. 1. Typescript, XIG23.

notable person/group

Captain Thomas Truxtun
James McHenry
Second Lieutenant John Rogers of Maryland
Third Lieutenant William Cooper, Virginia
Surgeon George Balfour, Virginia
Surgeon's Mate Isaac Henry, Pennsylvania
Sailing Master Edward Hansford, Virginia
Purser Isaac Garretson, Maryland
Midshipman Philemon Charles Wederstranett, Maryland
Midshipman Jabez Bowen, Junior, Rhode Island
Midshipman Henry Van Dyke, Delaware
Midshipman John Dent, Maryland
Midshipman John Marshal Clajett, Maryland

notable location

Philadelphia

notable item/thing

Constellation
frigate
supplies

document number

1798031614100

number of pages

3

Item sets

Documents
Transcription Project

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Printed Versions [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Area File of the Naval Records Collection, 1775-1910. (RG45) (M625) B: 1 (Area 7), F: 1797-1800
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: Naval Documents of the Quasi-War [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author James McHenry Philadelphia [n/a]
Recipient Captain Thomas Truxtun [unknown] [n/a]