Order to Go to Sea Immediately

Item

Type

Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Title

Order to Go to Sea Immediately

Description

The ship of war Delaware, formerly the Hamburg Packet, nearly complete. McHenry ordered Miller to set sail and offer sailors pay for service at sea, response to offer to be reported to the War Dept. immediately. Men to return to Infantry duty after sea voyage.

year created

1798

month created

06

day created

11

author

sent from location

Philadelphia

recipient

in collection

note

print doc only

notable person/group

Captain Edward Miller
James McHenry
sailors
infantry

notable location

Philadelphia
Pennsylvania

notable item/thing

ship

document number

1798061114000

number of pages

1

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Printed Versions [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: Naval Documents of the Quasi-War [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author James McHenry Philadelphia [n/a]
Recipient Edward Miller [unknown] [n/a]