Two Tents and a Rifle for the Indian Chiefs
Document 1798"Pleased to deliver [to] Colonel Mentges for the Indian chiefs in this city two common tents [and] one rifle complete."
Pleased to deliver [to] Colonel Mentges for the Indian chiefs in this city two common tents [and] one rifle complete.
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War-Office
Jany: 19th 1797.
Tents to be deld Col: Mentges for the Indian Chiefs in the City.
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War-Office 19 January 1797.
Sir.
Please to deliver Col Mentges, for the Indian chiefs in this city, Two common Tents.
One Rifle complete.
James McHenry
[Mr Harris —]
Type
Letter Signed
Description
"Pleased to deliver [to] Colonel Mentges for the Indian chiefs in this city two common tents [and] one rifle complete."
Date
01/19/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Document number
1797011900101
Page start
1
Notable persons
John Harris
James McHenry
Notable locations
War Office