Preparations & Enlistments for Deployment of Frigate United States
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Preparations & Enlistments for Deployment of Frigate United States
Description
Orders Barry to immediately return to the frigate United States, of which he is commander, and make her ready for sea. The lieutenant of Marines is to enlist men for his contingent, and specifies the wages at which the ship's officers are to enlist good candidates for able seamen, midshipmen, and seamen. Those being enlisted to be examined by medical staff and recorded under various book-keeping regulations. Addresses payment of the Marines and the sailors, and the need for having those enlisted as boatswain, gunner, carpenter, and sail maker to be approved by the president. Asks that these preparations be made, that the ship may sail "at the shortest notice."
year created
1798
month created
05
day created
05
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
in publication
in image
note
2 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, one without images.
DEII Candidacy: relates both the size and makeup of a United States-class frigate and its crew (both sailors and Marines), as well as the standards governing their recruitment.
DEII Candidacy: relates both the size and makeup of a United States-class frigate and its crew (both sailors and Marines), as well as the standards governing their recruitment.
notable person/group
Captain John Barry
James McHenry
Lieutenant of Marines
President John Adams
seamen
able seamen
midshipmen
officers
surgeon's mate
recruiting officer
War Department
James McHenry
Secretary of War
boatswain
gunner
carpenter
sail maker
purser
Marine
commander frigate United States
navy department
notable location
Philadelphia
War Department
rendezvous
notable item/thing
frigate United States
muster roll
notable idea/issue
Quasi War, United States and France
Act providing a naval armament, July 1797
navy frigates
naval documents
document number
1798050514301
page start
1
number of pages
4
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | WEA12 (4 pages) | Collection: John Barry Collection. | B:1, F:1798 |
| [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 | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Captain John Barry | Philadelphia | [n/a] |