Request for Issue of Powder for Proving Gun Barrels

Item

Type

Document Signed

Title

Request for Issue of Powder for Proving Gun Barrels

Description

Directs issue of powder for use in proving gun barrels.

year created

1800

month created

03

day created

26

author

secondary author

recipient

in image

note

3 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, one without images, and one with photograph images of the same.

author note

James McHenry; Samuel Hodgdon.

notable person/group

John Harris
Samuel Hodgdon
James McHenry
John Nicholson

notable location

War Department

notable item/thing

casks of powder
proving
gun barrels
musket barrels

document number

1800032600101

page start

1

number of pages

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (4 pages) XBP25 (4 pages) Collection: Consolidated Correspondence File, 1794-1890. (RG92) [unknown]
[view document] (1 pages) XBP25a (1 pages) Collection: Consolidated Correspondence File, 1794-1890. (RG92) [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) ZWF08 (0 pages) Collection: Record of Disbursements by the Commissary General of Military Stores Department and Supply Orders of the Superintendent of Military Stores, Oct 2, 1780-June 2, 1781 and July 26, 1799-Aug 19, 1801. (RG93) (M927) P: 36

Document names

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