Services as naval constructor no longer required

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

Services as naval constructor no longer required

Description

George Claghorne services as naval constructor Boston no longer required. Salary ends as of 1 April 1798.

year created

1798

month created

05

day created

25

secondary author

sent from location

Philadelphia

recipient

sent to location

Boston

in image

note

Claghorne naval constructor of "Constitution"

author note

James McHenry

recipient note

George Claghorne

notable person/group

George Claghorne
Claghorn
James McHenry
Josiah Fox
naval constructor
navy constructor
Secretary War
War Department

notable location

Boston
War Department
Philadelphia

notable item/thing

frigate Constitution
Old Ironsides

notable idea/issue

frigate construction
Naval Act 1794

document number

1798052500255

page start

305

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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:305

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author War Office Philadelphia Author possibly Josiah Fox navy constructor, or James McHenry.
Recipient George Claghorn Boston [n/a]