Request for Delivery of Pig Iron Ballast
Document 1797Letter, directs delivery of pig iron for ballast (kentledge)
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War Office February 14th 1797.
Sir
You will be pleased to deliver to the order of the Collector of the Port of Philadelphia. any quantity of Kentleage not exceeding Twenty Tons.
and am Sir
your obdt Sert.
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
[War Office Feb. 14th 1797
Directions to be paid to the
Collector of the Port of Philadelphia]
Mr Harris —
Storekeeper
Type
Letter Signed
Description
Letter, directs delivery of pig iron for ballast (kentledge)
Date
02/14/1797
Author
Recipient
Document number
1797021400001
Page start
1
Notable persons
John Harris
collector
Samuel Hodgdon
James McHenry
Notable locations
War Office
Philadelphia
port of Philadelphia
Notable items
kentledge