Order to Deliver Lead

Item

Type

Letter Signed

Title

Order to Deliver Lead

Description

Order to deliver lead to to Purveyor of public stores, cost to be charged to Secretary of State

short description

Ltr, dir deliver lead, charge Sec State

year created

1796

month created

11

day created

22

sent from location

War Office

recipient

in image

author note

James McHenry; Samuel Hodgdon

notable person/group

John Harris
James McHenry
Secretary of War
Samuel Hodgdon
Secretary of State

notable location

War Office
public stores

notable item/thing

lead
materials

notable phrase

deliver to the purveyor of public supplies
lead and charge the same to the Secretary of State.

document number

1796112200101

page start

1

number of pages

2

transcription

Sec. of War
Nov. 22. 1796
15 tons of lead to be deliver-
ed to the Purveyor, and
charged to the Sec. of State.
War Office November 22 1796
Sir,
Be pleased to deliver to the Purveyor of public supplies
Fifteen Tons of lead and charge the same to the Secretary of State.
I am Sir Your obed. Servant James W Henry
Samuel Higdon
W. John Harris

Item sets

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) XEI09 (2 pages) Collection: Correspondence, Reports, Returns, Bills, Accounts Current' Statements, Receipts, Vouchers and Contracts of Philadelphia Supply Agencies (Coxe and Irvine Papers), 1794-1842. (RG92) B: 190
[view document] (2 pages) XEI09a (2 pages) Collection: Correspondence, Reports, Returns, Bills, Accounts Current' Statements, Receipts, Vouchers and Contracts of Philadelphia Supply Agencies (Coxe and Irvine Papers), 1794-1842. (RG92) B: 190

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Samuel Hodgdon War Office [n/a]
Recipient John Harris [unknown] [n/a]