Appointment of Captain Thomas Cole as clerk shipyard at Baltimore

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

Appointment of Captain Thomas Cole as clerk shipyard at Baltimore

Description

Captain Thomas Cole appointed as clerk of ship yard at Baltimore to replace Isaac Garretson.

year created

1798

month created

04

day created

27

secondary author

sent from location

Philadelphia
Baltimore

in image

note

Addressed to Samuel and Joseph Sterrett

author note

James McHenry.

notable person/group

James McHenry
Josiah Fox
Samuel Sterrett
Joseph Sterrett
Naval Agents
Secretary of War
War Department
navy constructor
Captain Thomas Cole
clerk shipyard Baltimore
Isaac Garretson
purser

notable location

War Department
Philadelphia
Baltimore
ship yard

notable item/thing

frigate Constellation
articles
receipts

notable idea/issue

frigate construction
Naval Act 1794

document number

1798042700055

page start

298

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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:298

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Samuel & Joseph Sterrett Baltimore Naval Agents Joseph and Samuel Sterret.
Author War Office Philadelphia Author possibly James McHenry or Josiah Fox navy constructor.