Type

Letterbook

Title

On the availability of spare kentledge for the revenue cutter

Description

There is no more kentledge on hand than will be required for the frigate building at Philadelphia and Baltimore. Therefore, no kentledge can be spared for the revenue cutter.

year created

1797

month created

02

day created

07

secondary author

James McHenry

sent from location

Philadelphia

recipient

Oliver Wolcott, Jr.

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

ZXA06

author note

No signature, from War Office.

recipient note

Oliver Wolcott

notable person/group

Oliver Wolcott
Secretary Treasury
James McHenry
Secretary War
War Department
War Office

notable location

War Office
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Treasury Department

notable item/thing

kentledge
ballast
revenue cutter
frigate

notable idea/issue

frigate construction
revenue cutter construction
Naval Act 1794

document number

1797020715055

page start

217
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