Request that David Stodder naval constructor at Baltimore close accounts
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Request that David Stodder naval constructor at Baltimore close accounts
Description
Request that David Stodder naval constructor at Baltimore close accounts. Suggested that he may owe United States money for iron and nails. Refers to claim for use of old Smith's shop which he voluntarily permitted to be used. Salary to be paid until 5 April, after which time his services no longer wanted or called for. Asks if the materials and timber in ship yard will suffer by being exposed to sun.
year created
1798
month created
05
day created
24
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
sent to location
Baltimore
in image
author note
James McHenry
recipient note
Joseph Sterrett
notable person/group
Joseph Sterrett
James McHenry
Josiah Fox
David Stodder
naval constructor
navy constructor
Secretary War
War Department
naval agent
notable location
Baltimore
War Department
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
frigate Constellation
materials
timbers
iron
nails
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
release of David Stodder as naval constructor
document number
1798052400155
page start
304
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 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:304 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | War Office | Philadelphia | Author possibly Josiah Fox navy constructor or James McHenry. |
| Recipient | Joseph Sterrett | Baltimore | [n/a] |