Request for Cannon Powder
Document 1797Requests cannon powder to Mud Island.
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~ War Office, April 12th 1797.
Sir.
I request that you will be pleased to send to Mud Island Fort, four half Barrels of Cannon powder, addressed to Captain Mitchell.
I am Sir,
Your ob: Serv:
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon Esqr.
[Docket: War Office [undecipherable] 179[7?] / 4 [undecipherable] Cannon powder [undecipherable] / to [be sent?] to Mud [Island?] / [undecipherable]]
[Stamp: Received from State Dep't. Nov. 24, 1894. B.P.O.401810.]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Requests cannon powder to Mud Island.
Date
04/12/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Document number
1797041200101
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
James McHenry
Captain Mitchell
Notable locations
War Office
Mud Island
fort
Notable items
half barrels of cannon powder
quarter casks powder
cannon powder