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[Duck & Cordage to be Deliv^d to the Purveyor] War-Office, April 13^th 1797. M^r John Harris. Please to deliver M^r Tench Francis for the use of the Algerine frigate building at Portsmouth N.H.- Twelve pieces of Russia Duck- Also the Cordage in Store, intended for the Dey of Algiers.- James McHenry Samuel Hodgdon

Type

Letter Signed

Description

Orders to deliver Russian duck and cordage for Algerian frigate being built in Portsmouth, N.H.

Date

04/13/1797

Author

James McHenry

Recipient

John Harris

Sent from

War Office

Repository

National Archives and Records Administration

Collection

Correspondence, Reports, Returns, Bills, Accounts Current' Statements, Receipts, Vouchers and Contracts of Philadelphia Supply Agencies (Coxe And

Document number

1797041300101

Page start

Notable persons

John Harris

Mr. Tench Francis

Dey of Algiers

James McHenry

Samuel Hodgdon

purveyor

Secretary of War

storekeeper

Notable locations

War Office

Portsmouth

New Hampshire

Algiers

Notable items

deliver

for the use of the Algerine frigate building

Russia Duck

also the cordage in store intended for the Dey of Algiers

Frigate Crescent

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