Articles to Capt.Francis Bright
Document 1797Wolcott requests that the following articles be delivered to Capt. Francis Bright, commander of the revenue cutter being built for the Virginia Station: 25 tons of iron ballast and five four-pounder cannons for cannonades.
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F.D March 28. 799
Sir
I have to request that you would permit to be delivered to Capt Francis Bright Commander of the Revenue, Cutter building for the Virginia Station, Twenty five Tons of Iron Ballast, Cannon [undecipherable] four pounders & four Carronades, four pounders — for which Capt Bright will give his Rect to be accountable.
If the articles or any of them shall be lost, or not returned on requisition, [strikethrough: the [undecipherable] Department], I will endeavour that they shall be replaced. I am
The Secy of War
Type
Autograph Draft Letter
Description
Wolcott requests that the following articles be delivered to Capt. Francis Bright, commander of the revenue cutter being built for the Virginia Station: 25 tons of iron ballast and five four-pounder cannons for cannonades.
Date
03/28/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Treasury Department
Repository
Collection
Document number
1797032840001
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
Oliver Wolcott, Jr.
Francis Bright
Notable locations
Treasury Department
Virginia Station
Notable items
cutter
revenue
commander
iron
ballast
cannon
gun
five pounder
four pounder