Delivery of Carpentry Items
Document 1797Orders to deliver carpenter tools to Capt Elliott's company.
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[War Office May 10th 1797
Carpenter Tools to be Delivd
Cap Elliott —]
War Office, May 10th 1797 —
Sir.
You will be pleased to deliver Captain Elliott, for the use of his company, for which he is to be accountable, the following articles to wit —
One Hand Saw- ✓
One Iron Square. ✓
One Carpenters compass.
Three Nail Gimblets.
One Smoothing Plane.
One Jack — do —
One Fore — do —
One Tennon Saw
One — 1½ inch Chizel
One — 1 inch — do —
One — 1 inch Firmer.
One 1½ inch. do —
One — ½ do — do —
One — 1 do — Gouge —
One Saw Sett.
[Two] hand Saw files.
One — 1 inch Screw Augers.
One Adze —
One Drawing Knife.
One Hatchet.
One Turkey Oil Stone.
One Broad Ax — ✓
One painters brush ✓
I am Sir
Your obt. Servt.
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
[Those Articles marked thus ✓ to be purchased. ——]
Mr. John Harris.
Type
Letter Signed
Description
Orders to deliver carpenter tools to Capt Elliott's company.
Date
05/10/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Document number
1797051000001
Page start
1
Notable persons
John Harris
Secretary of War
Captain Elliott
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
Notable locations
War Office
Notable items
hand saw
iron square
carpenter's compass
nail gimblets
smoothing plane
jack plane
fore plane
tennon saw
chizel
firmer
gauge
saw sett
hand saw files
screw augers
adze
drawing knife
hatchet
turkey oil stone
broad ax
painter's brush.
articles
purchased
carpenter tools

