Advice on Ship Which Will Not Comply With Orders

Item

Type

Letterbook Copy

Title

Advice on Ship Which Will Not Comply With Orders

Description

Letter, advises ship not ready to comply with orders.

short description

Ltr, adv ship unready to comply orders.

year created

1798

month created

05

day created

25

author

sent from location

Philadelphia

recipient

sent to location

War Office

in image

notable person/group

Josiah Fox
John Harris

notable location

War Office
Philadelphia

notable item/thing

wads
stone
articles
ship
order

notable phrase

inform the Secretary of War that I cannot comply with the orders
nine pound wads
rings in stone
articles may be procured
impede the operation of getting the ship ready
wanted is in the stone previous to drawing the order

document number

1798052515101

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (1 pages) BBI16 (1 pages) Collection: Josiah Fox (1763 - 1847) Letterbook Papers. Reel #5 Series 1 Naval Architecture Shipbuilding Papers [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author John Harris Philadelphia [n/a]
Recipient Josiah Fox War Office [n/a]