Offer to Purchase Merchant Ship, America, by the United States
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Offer to Purchase Merchant Ship, America, by the United States
Description
Philips owns a ship called the America, which is capable of carrying 16 nine or six pound guns. McHenry asks if Philips is interested in selling the ship, and if so at what price and could he also provide a description of the ship and stores.
short description
Offer to Purchase Merchant Ship, America, by the United States
year created
1798
month created
04
day created
23
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Print copy only, from Naval Documents Related to the Quasi-War between the United States and France.
notable person/group
Henry Philips
James McHenry
notable location
Philadelphia
War Office
notable item/thing
vessel
the America
armed ship
nine pounders
six punders
lowest price
fair description
stores
document number
1798042314000
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 | Henry Philips | [unknown] | [n/a] |