Reports Leaking Ship with Saltpetre at Norfolk

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

Reports Leaking Ship with Saltpetre at Norfolk

Description

Reports ship with saltpetre is leaking at Norfolk. Suggests they return to Baltimore where it can be ground into powder, then sent to Georgetown. Requests speedy instructions.

year created

1800

month created

02

day created

19

author

Benjamin Stoddert

sent from location

Navy Department

recipient

James McHenry

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

ZWX01
ZWX01a

notable person/group

James McHenry
Benjamin Stoddart
C. Anthony and Company
Captain
Secretary at War

notable location

Navy Department
Norfolk
Baltimore
Georgetown
Maryland
Virginia

notable item/thing

ship
powder
saltpeter

document number

1800021940501

page start

1

Item sets

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Transcription Project

Document instances

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[view document] (1 pages) ZWX01 (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: 26
[view document] (1 pages) ZWX01a (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: 26

Document names

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