Articles Purchased for the Algerians
Document 1796"Such of the articles as are now in store, and which have been purchased by the direction of the Secretary of State for the Algerians, you will be pleased to deliver to the Purveyor."
Such of the articles as are now in store, and which have been purchased by the direction of the Secretary of State for the Algerians, you will be pleased to deliver to the Purveyor.
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[Docket:] Sec.y of War. Nov. 19th 1796. The Articles in Store pur-chased for the Algerines to be delivered to the Purveyor.
War Office, November 19th 1796.
Sir,
Such of the articles as are now in Store, and which have been purchased by the direction of the Secretary of State for the Algerines, you will ^be pleased^ to deliver to the Purveyor—
I am Sir
your ob: Serv:
James McHenry
Mr Harris—
Storekeeper.
An Application to the Sec.y of Store for an Order on Mr Harris for Lead for the Algerine Treaty, he said he must have a requisition from the Secretary of State for a loan of it — I wrote on Col. Pickering who was [undecipherable] to say he would [undecipherable] McHenry on my informing him of the Specific Quantity wanted
19 November 1796 —
[undecipherable] Purveyor
Type
Letter Signed
Description
"Such of the articles as are now in store, and which have been purchased by the direction of the Secretary of State for the Algerians, you will be pleased to deliver to the Purveyor."
Date
11/19/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Document number
1796111900301
Page start
1
Note
A letter from the Purveyor is included in the document.
Notable persons
John Harris, Storekeeper
James McHenry
Colonel Pickering
Tench Francis, Purveyor
Notable locations
War Office
Notable items
application to the Secretary of War
order on Mr. Harris
lead for the Algerian Treaty
requisition from the Secretary of State
specific identity

