Request for Delivery of Powder & Cartridges for Ship's Salute
Document 1797Letter, discusses powder and cartridges for salutes.
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War-Office. 3 April. 1797.
Sir.
Please to deliver Major Connolly. Thirty two pounds of Cannon powder. a sufficiency of flannel for making seven cartridges for 12 pounders — and two port fires for returning the salutes intended to be fired this day by the British Frigate now in this harbor — Charging the same to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania —
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
Mr John Harris.
[Docket: War Office April 3. 1797 Flannel &c. to [undecipherable] to Major Connelly, [undecipherable] to the State of Pennsylvania [remainder undecipherable]]
Type
Letter Signed
Description
Letter, discusses powder and cartridges for salutes.
Date
04/03/1797
Author
Recipient
Document number
1797040300001
Page start
1
Notable persons
John Harris
Major Connolly
James McHenry
Secretary of War
John Harris
storekeeper
Samuel Hodgdon
Notable locations
Britain
War Office
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Notable items
return of salute
common powder
flannel
cartridges
12 pounders
port fires
salute
British Frigates
harbor.

