Supplies for the Sloop "Detroit"
Document 1797Relative to McHenry's request for certain supplies for the Sloop "Detroit", Wolcott suggests that the articles be included in the line of the Quartermaster's Department.
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[Jany 11. 1797
To the Secretary of War
Recorded]
T. D. Jany 11th 1797
On the subject of your letter of Decr [undecipherable] requesting certain Supplies for the Sloop Detroit, I take the liberty of submitting to your Consideration, the expediency of directing the articles to be procured in the line of the Q. M. Department — If any special inconveniencies will are likely to [strikethrough: attend] [undecipherable] the course I propose, I will however give the necessary directions to the Purr
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The St of War
Type
Autograph Draft Letter
Description
Relative to McHenry's request for certain supplies for the Sloop "Detroit", Wolcott suggests that the articles be included in the line of the Quartermaster's Department.
Date
01/11/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Treasury Department
Repository
Collection
Document number
1797011140001
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
Oliver Wolcott, Jr.
Notable locations
Treasury Department
Quartermaster's Department
Notable items
supplies
sloop