Request for Boat & Crew to Attend USS Ganges
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Request for Boat & Crew to Attend USS Ganges
Description
Requests that Barry have a boat and crew prepared to take McHenry to the USS Ganges [about to set sail against the French].
year created
1798
month created
05
day created
23
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in publication
in image
note
2 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, one without images.
notable person/group
Captain John Barry
James McHenry
commander
French
Secretary of War
crew
notable location
War Department
France
notable item/thing
USS Ganges
frigate United States
boat
document number
1798052314001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | WEA15 (2 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 | [unknown] | [n/a] |