List of Articles for the Purveyor
Document 1797McHenry requests that the Purveyor be furnished with a list of articles.
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[address panel]
M: John Harris. —
[docket, rotated:]
War Office
June 16 1797
Pist Barrels, a Mountings
to D° [undecipherable] Grand [undecipherable] &c
[13H]
~ War-Office, June 16 1797.
Sir,
I request that the Purveyor may be furnished with the following articles,
Two hundred Pistol Barrels. }
Two hundred d° Stocks. } To complete the fabrication of Two
Two hundred Setts d° Mountings } hundred Pistols for the Frigate "United
Two hundred Pistol Locks— } States" —
The same — as above — — — for pistols for the Frigate Constitution—
The same — " — — — — — for the Frigate Constellation.
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
M: John Harris
June the 19. 1797
M: Harris will be pleased to deliver to Such Gunsmith as M/s Nicholson from time to time may Brand portions of Barrels Mountings Stocks and Locks for completing the above pistols, taking Receipts from them with a promise to return them into Store — .
[undecipherable] Purveyor
Type
Letter Signed
Description
McHenry requests that the Purveyor be furnished with a list of articles.
Date
06/16/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Document number
1797061600001
Page start
1
Note
Included is a letter from Tench Francis, 6/19/1797.
Notable persons
John Harris
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
Tench Francis
Mr. Nicholson
Notable locations
War Office
Notable items
pistol barrels
stocks
sets of stock mountings
pistol locks
fabrication of pistols
frigate "United States"
frigate "Constitution"
mounting stocks for completing the above pistols
receipts

