Query into the delivery of guns from Department of War to Department of Navy

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

Query into the delivery of guns from Department of War to Department of Navy

Description

The Secretary of the Navy asks Mr. Harris the following question: "why is there any difficulty about delivering the guns" to the Purveyor, Mr. Francis?

year created

1798

month created

08

day created

24

author

Benjamin Stoddert

sent from location

Navy Department

recipient

John Harris

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)

in image

ZWZ21
ZWZ21a

note

Enclosed in Stoddert to Francis, 08/24/1798.

notable person/group

John Harris
Benjamin Stoddert
Secretary War
Secretary Navy
War Department
Navy Department
purveyor
Tench Francis

notable location

Navy Department
Philadelphia
War Department

notable item/thing

muskets

notable idea/issue

relations between War and Navy Department

document number

1798082490301

page start

3

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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 John Harris [unknown] [n/a]