Orders to Ready Ship Constitution Immediately Type Letterbook Title Orders to Ready Ship Constitution Immediately Description Orders to read ship to sail, enlist officers. Terms and Rates of employment specified per recently passed Act of Congress. Is to lose no time in completing, equipping and manning frigate for sea. year created 1798 month created 05 day created 05 author James McHenry sent from location Philadelphia recipient Captain Samuel Nicholson in collection Letters Sent by the Secretary of Navy to Officers, Mar 1798-Sep 1886. (RG45) (M149) Printed Versions Area File of the Naval Records Collection, 1775-1910. (RG45) (M625) in publication Naval Documents of the Quasi-War in image ZXW09 notable person/group Captain Samuel Nicholson James McHenry seamen shipmen officers able seamen War Department Marines purser recruiting officers recruiting service accountant's office notable location Philadelphia Boston houses of rendezvous notable item/thing USS Constitution muster roll notable idea/issue Quasi War document number 1798050514001 Layout Sort Position Last edited Last completed Last approved Ascending Descending Sort Filter No filter Is edited Is not edited Is completed Is not completed Is approved Is not approved Filter Show original titles of 1 1–4 of 4 Page Last transcribed Status #1 1798/ZXW09_1.jpg Transcribe Not transcribed New #2 1798/ZXW09_2.jpg Transcribe Not transcribed New #3 1798/ZXW09_3.jpg Transcribe Not transcribed New #4 1798/ZXW09_4.jpg Transcribe Not transcribed New #1 1798/ZXW09_1.jpg Transcribe Last transcribed Not transcribed Status New #2 1798/ZXW09_2.jpg Transcribe Last transcribed Not transcribed Status New #3 1798/ZXW09_3.jpg Transcribe Last transcribed Not transcribed Status New #4 1798/ZXW09_4.jpg Transcribe Last transcribed Not transcribed Status New