Recommendation for a Munitions Magazine
Document 1795Extract of Letter, discusses building for powder and ammunition.
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[Extract of a letter to the Secretary of War dated 26th Feb. 1795.]
Extract of a letter from Samuel Hodgdon to the Secretary of War, dated 26th February 1795.
"I have frequently represented the propriety
" of our having a suitable Building for the deposit
" of Powder and Ammunition belonging to the States
" I have urged the measure from what appeared
" to me to be cogent reasons; such as having our
" Stores kept distinct, and separate from [strikethrough: all other]
" and of their being under no controul but that
" of the States Officers, its being oeconomical &c."
Type
Extract of Letter
Description
Extract of Letter, discusses building for powder and ammunition.
Date
02/26/1795
Author
Recipient
Document number
1795022640001
Page start
1
Note
Extract of a letter.
Notable persons
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
Notable locations
magazine
Notable items
propriety of our having a suitable building for the deposit of powder and ammunition belonging to the States
urged the measure
cogent reasons
our stores kept distinct and separate from all others
under no controul but that of the states officers.