Expression of frustration from Navy Secretary to the Purveyor of Public Supplies

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

Expression of frustration from Navy Secretary to the Purveyor of Public Supplies

Description

Secretary of the Navy seeks to expedite the transfer of the worst of the muskets to the Navy. He notes with frustration that if persons in public service will seek to embarrass instead of doing the public service, the it will be difficult to put ourselves into a state to resist a formidable enemy.

year created

1798

month created

08

day created

24

author

Benjamin Stoddert

sent from location

Navy Department

recipient

Tench Francis

in 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)

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ZWZ21
ZWZ21a

notable person/group

Tench Francis
Benjamin Stoddert
Secretary of Navy
Secretary of War
War Department
James McHenry
purveyor

notable location

Navy Department
War Department
Philadelphia

notable item/thing

muskets

notable idea/issue

Navy Department and War Department tension

document number

1798082490201

page start

1

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[view document] (3 pages) ZWZ21 (3 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) P: 52
[view document] (1 pages) ZWZ21a (1 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) P: 52

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Benjamin Stoddert Navy Department [n/a]
Recipient Tench Francis [unknown] [n/a]