Letter from the secretary of the Navy, communicating the measures which have been taken to ascertain the most eligible site for a navy yard, in the vicinity of Chesapeake Bay, in obedience to an order of the Senate of Dec. 21, 1815
Subtitle: January 25, 1816. Printed by order of the Senate
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 39505; Senate document (United States. Congress. Senate) -- 14th Congress, 1st session, no. 23
Publisher: Printed by William A. Davis.
Published: 1816
Place of publication: Washington [D.C.]
Language: eng
Subjects: Navy-yards and naval stations; Surveys
Notes: At head of title: [23].

The secretary's letter, dated Navy Department, January 20th, 1816, is signed by B.W. Crowninshield.

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Includes a letter from John Rodgers, president of the Board of Navy Commissioners, dated November 3, 1815, addressed to Capt. Arthur Sinclair, instructing him to conduct a survey of the York River in Virginia.

Shaw & Shoemaker 39505

Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.