Regarding the vessel Ganges and her fitness as a war ship
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Regarding the vessel Ganges and her fitness as a war ship
Description
Gentlemen are asked to find out about the vessel Ganges and her fitness as a war ship. Inquire into state of sails, rigging, value of the vessel and number of guns capable of carrying.
year created
1798
month created
04
day created
28
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
secondary recipient
in image
note
Addressed to Mssrs. James Crawford and Jon Donaldson.
author note
James McHenry.
notable person/group
James McHenry
Josiah Fox
Secretary of War
War Department
navy constructor
Jon Donaldson
James Crawford
notable location
War Department
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
vessel Ganges
sails
masts
guns
notable idea/issue
guns
sails
rigging
document number
1798042800055
page start
299
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | In image ZXA06 (315 pages) | In source 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) | Location in source V:1, P:299 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type Author | Name War Office | Location Philadelphia | Notes Author possibly Josiah Fox navy constructor or James McHenry. |
| Type Recipient | Name Jonathan Donaldson | Location [unknown] | Notes And James Crawford |