Request to deliver twelve pound shot to Captain Barry
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Request to deliver twelve pound shot to Captain Barry
Description
The War Office requests that Major Tousard provide cannon shot to Captain John Barry of the frigate United States.
year created
1798
month created
04
day created
10
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
author note
James McHenry
recipient note
Lewis Toussard.
notable person/group
Major Lewis Tousard
James McHenry
Josiah Fox
Secretary of War
War Department
navy constructor
Captain John Barry
naval superintendent
Secretary of War
notable location
War Office
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
12 pound cannon
cannon shot
frigate United States
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1798041000155
page start
295
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [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:295 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | War Office | Philadelphia | Author possibly Josiah Fox navy constructor. |
| Recipient | Lewis Tousard | [unknown] | [n/a] |