Articles Wanting Repairs
Document 1797Harris is directed to deliver to the Purveyor of the Naval Service, Tench Francis, the following articles needing repairs: blunderbusses, blades or spears for boarding pikes, and cutlasses.
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100 Rounds of Musket & Pistol Balls ✓
12 Speaking Trumpets
18 Tons of Artilledias
18 Howitzers — eight inch or of 4 or 6 pounders
a Set of Implements for each Gun
30 Barrels Powder for Muskets & Pistols. —
John Harris Sir War Office June 1st 1797
I request that the Purveyor may be furnish[ed]
with the following Articles —
Two hundreds Pistol Barrels }
Two hundreds d° Flocks } to complete the [undecipherable]
Two hundreds d° mountings } for the Frigate
Two hundreds Pistol Locks } "United States"
The Same as above — for Pistols for the Frigate Constell[ation]
The Same .... for the Frigate Constellation
John Harris Sir War Office June 17 1797
You will be pleased to deliver to Tench
Francis Purveyor for the naval Service the following
Articles wanting repairs which are to be returned to
the Store when completed — viz —
40 Blunderbusses
300 Muskets d° for Boarding pikes
550 Cutlasses
James Mc[undecipherable]
Type
Letterbook Copy
Description
Harris is directed to deliver to the Purveyor of the Naval Service, Tench Francis, the following articles needing repairs: blunderbusses, blades or spears for boarding pikes, and cutlasses.
Date
06/17/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Document number
1797061700255
Page start
10
Notable persons
John Harris
James McHenry
Notable locations
War Office

