Present Location of Frigate United States Impedes Movement of Merchant Vessels
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Present Location of Frigate United States Impedes Movement of Merchant Vessels
Description
The frigate United States is blocking the coming and going to merchant vessels. McHenry suggests that it be moved to either one opposite the rope walks or some other place as soon as possible, unless to do so would be risky.
short description
Present Location of Frigate United States Impedes Movement of Merchant Vessels
year created
1798
month created
03
day created
31
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Published: Naval Documents Related to the Quasi-War between the United States and France, vol. 1, p 49.
notable person/group
Captain John Barry
James McHenry
notable location
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
frigate United States
merchant vessels
bight
rope walks
station
removed to such place
as early as convenient
risk or inconvenience
document number
1798033114000
number of pages
1
Item sets
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] | Publication: Naval Documents of the Quasi-War | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Captain John Barry | [unknown] | [n/a] |