Delivery to Ballard Smith
Document 1792Knox should deliver to Capt. Ballard Smith one hundred stand of arms and accoutrements complete along with five swords for sergeants. They should be transported to Richmond Virginia by water.
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Sir.
You are to deliver Capt. Ballard Smith, one hundred Stand of Arms & Accoutrements, complete; with the Swords for Sergeants music; and have them transported to Richmond in Virginia by water —
I am,
Sir
Your humble Servt
War department,
March 2[undecipherable], 1792.
[undecipherable signature]
H Knox
[Docket on reverse: to the [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] 1792 / Charles [undecipherable] Commanding / to [undecipherable] Lt. G. [undecipherable] / [undecipherable]]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Knox should deliver to Capt. Ballard Smith one hundred stand of arms and accoutrements complete along with five swords for sergeants. They should be transported to Richmond Virginia by water.
Date
03/27/1792
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Repository
Document number
1792032715001
Page start
1
Notable persons
William Knox
John Stagg
Captain Ballard Smith
Notable locations
War Department
Richmond
Virginia
Notable items
arms and accoutrements
arms
accoutrements
swords
music