Instructions for Keeper of Military Stores
Item
Type
Letterbook Copy
Title
Instructions for Keeper of Military Stores
Description
Appoints John Harris Storekeeper of articles pertaining to the Department of War [military stores], and transmits regulations for that office. These address: inventorying & record-keeping, the receipt of items (such as skins) from Indian trading houses, inspections, handling funds, arrangement of stores, safe storage of gunpowder, and salary.
year created
1796
month created
11
day created
11
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in collection
in image
note
No tif image.
notable person/group
John Harris
James McHenry
Superintendent of Military Stores
President
storekeeper
agent
purveyor
Treasurer of the United States
Quartermasters Department
Ordnance Department
Clothing Department
Indian Department
Commissaries Department
Hospital Department
assistants
notable location
War Office
Philadelphia
stores
Indian trading houses
notable item/thing
appointment
articles
regulations
stores
securities
return
article
repositories
receipts
public supplies
goods
trading houses
credit
quarterly return
skins
peltry
amount of goods
true state and condition
countersigned
articles received
articles delivered
forms
classifications
gunpowder
inspect
salary
notable idea/issue
regulations
document number
1796111100201
page start
141
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | IDD03 (157 pages) | Collection: John Adams Papers | R: 384 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Harris | [unknown] | [n/a] |