Regarding appointment of Isaac Garretson as purser of frigate Constellation
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Regarding appointment of Isaac Garretson as purser of frigate Constellation
Description
Request to hire new clerk of the navy yard in Baltimore following assignment of previous ship yard clerk Isaac Garretson as purser of frigate Constellation. Pay for clerk at ship yard $400 per year.
year created
1798
month created
04
day created
07
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
secondary recipient
sent to location
Baltimore
in image
note
Addressed to Mssrs. S. & J. Sterrett naval agents at Baltimore.
author note
James McHenry.
notable person/group
James McHenry
Josiah Fox
Joseph Sterrett
Samuel Sterrett
naval agents Baltimore
Secretary War
War Department
navy constructor
President of United States
John Adams
ship yard clerk
Isaac Garretson
purser
notable location
War Department
Philadelphia
Baltimore
notable item/thing
frigate Constellation
purser
materials
stores
frigate Constellation
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
naval act 1794
document number
1798040700255
page start
299
Item sets
Transcribe this document
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 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:299 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | War Office | Philadelphia | Author possibly James McHenry or Josiah Fox navy constructor. |
| Recipient | Samuel & Joseph Sterrett | Baltimore | Naval Agents Joseph and Samuel Sterrett at Baltimore. |