Request to Inspect Medical Supplies on the Ganges and the Hamburgh Packet

Item

Type

Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Title

Request to Inspect Medical Supplies on the Ganges and the Hamburgh Packet

Description

Gillaspy is to inspect the medicine chests and instruments on the ships Ganges and Hamburgh Packet and report on their state. He should also get an estimate of medicine, instruments and hospital stores for three months for the Ganges from the surgeon of that ship.

short description

Request to Inspect Medical Supplies on the Ganges and the Hamburgh Packet

year created

1798

month created

05

day created

12

author

sent from location

Philadelphia

in collection

note

Printed: Naval Documents Related to the Quasi-War between the United States and France, vol 1, p 74.

notable person/group

Doctor George Gillaspy
James McHenry
Surgeon of the Ganges

notable location

Philadelphia

notable item/thing

Ganges
Hamburgh Packet
medicine chests
instruments
estimate of medicine, instruments, and hospital stores

document number

1798051214000

number of pages

1

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 Doctor George Gillaspy [unknown] [n/a]