Appointment of Captain Thomas Cole as ship yard clerk at Baltimore
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Appointment of Captain Thomas Cole as ship yard clerk at Baltimore
Description
Cole is offered the job as the new clerk at the navy yard in Baltimore. Replaces Isaac Garretson. Is considered reputable for the job according to naval agents Joseph and Samuel Sterrett. Compensation $400 per year. If job accepted, Isaac Garretson will deliver public property. Take measures to protect property from theft. Further guidance forthcoming.
year created
1798
month created
04
day created
27
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
sent to location
Baltimore
in image
note
Part of letter crossed out.
author note
James McHenry.
recipient note
Thomas Cole
notable person/group
Thomas Cole
James McHenry
Josiah Fox
Samuel Sterrett
Joseph
Sterrett
Sterrett
Naval Agent
Secretary of War
War Department
Josiah Fox
navy constructor
notable location
Baltimore
War Department
Philadelphia
Baltimore ship yard
notable item/thing
receipts
public property
frigate Constellation
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1798042700155
page start
298
Item sets
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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:298 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | War Office | Philadelphia | Author possibly James McHenry or Josiah Fox navy constructor. |
| Recipient | Captain Thomas Cole | Baltimore | [n/a] |