Naval Policy, Cannon for Frigates, Etc.
Item
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter
Title
Naval Policy, Cannon for Frigates, Etc.
Description
McHenry discusses Naval policy; discusses Frigate Constitution; mentions cannon for fortification; discusses cannon for frigate.
year created
1798
month created
05
day created
30
author
in collection
notable person/group
Increase Sumner
James McHenry
Captain Nicholson
notable location
Castle Island
Providence
Massachusetts
Boston Harbour
Boston
United States
notable item/thing
balls purposely cast for these 18 pounders
cannon
suitable amount of shott
equal quantity provided for the frigate
guns equally good
thirty two pound cannon
direction of the President
offer on the part of the United States
his ship
nineteen iron cannon of caliber to carry eighteen pound shot
their length and width
ship use
improper for the embrazures of fortifications
failure of a contract
naval forces of the United States
state of activity
notable phrase
I have therefore to request of your excellency a loan of fourteen or sixteen of the cannon mentioned.
The government has found it impracticable to procure the cannon requisite for the upper battery for the frigate Constitution.
The government has found it impracticable to procure the cannon requisite for the upper battery for the frigate Constitution.
document number
1798053000001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (6 pages) | AVA01 (6 pages) | Collection: Newport Historical Society Papers | B: 146, F: USS Constitution. |
| [view document] (0 pages) | JHG02 (0 pages) | Collection: Thomas Jefferson Papers | R: 19 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Area File of the Naval Records Collection, 1775-1910. (RG45) (M625) | Area 11, B: 1 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |