Request to Convey Instructions to Capt. Richard Dale
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Request to Convey Instructions to Capt. Richard Dale
Description
The receipients are asked to engage a fast sailing pilot boat to convey instructions to Captain Richard Dale of the ship of war Ganges. If the Ganges has not passed Lewis Town, the pilot boat should wait there to deliver the instructions when the ship passes. The boat and its pilot will be liberally compensated for the work.
short description
Request to Convey Instructions to Capt. Richard Dale
year created
1798
month created
05
day created
28
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
secondary recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Subscript below names - "Deputy Collector Lewis Town"
Printed: Naval Documents Related to the Quasi-War between the United States and France, vol. 1, p. 89.
Printed: Naval Documents Related to the Quasi-War between the United States and France, vol. 1, p. 89.
recipient note
Daniel Rodney; Henry Neale; Thompson
notable person/group
James McHenry
Daniel Rodney
Henry Neale
Mr. Thompson
Captain Richard Dale
pilot
notable location
Philadelphia
Lewis Town
notable item/thing
ship of war Ganges
pilot boat
instructions
engage on account of the United States
convey the dispatch
liberal compensation
document number
1798052814100
number of pages
1
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
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| [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 | Daniel Rodney | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Mr. Thompson | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Neale | [unknown] | [n/a] |