Report on Manufacture and Store of Black Walnut Musket Stocks

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Collection	Library of Congress: Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, 1798-99

Document Information
Date	January 10, 1799
Author Name	Samuel Hodgdon (primary) Location: Philadelphia
Recipient Name	Edward Jones (primary)
Summary	Reports the store's 3,288 black walnut musket stocks, and they should be receiving 1,000 every three weeks according to outstanding contracts, until by the end of April they should have 8,288 + stocks, with very few deductions to be used to supply national armories. They will not all be completely seasoned at that time. It will be easy to receive 1,000 stocks every 8 days. While he has no power to interfere with contracts, but is anxious to supply musket stocks equal to the whole number procured. Refers to 2,000 gun stocks deposited in Tench Francis's store not included in previous calculation.
Document Format	Author's Letterbook Copy
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Related Persons/Groups	Edward Jones; Samuel Hodgdon; Oliver Wolcott; James McHenry; Tench Francis;
Related Places	Philadelphia;
Keywords	Black Walnut Musket Stocks; Gun Stocks;
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