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 Muskett & pistol Balls /
12 Speaking Trumpets
15 Tons of Sheet Lead
18 Howitzers — eight inch or of 4 or 6 pounders
a Set of Implements for each Gun
30 Barrels Powder for Musketts & Pistols. —
John Harris Sir War Office June 16th 1797
I request that the Purveyor may be furni[shed]
with the following Articles —
Two hundred Pistol Barrels }
Two hundred do Stocks } to complete the fab[rication]
Two hundred sett do mounting[s] } [of] Two hundred Pis[tols]
Two hundred Pistol Locks } for the Frigate —
'United States'
The Same as above — for Pistols for the Frigate Const[itution]
The Same . . . for the Frigate . . . Constellati[on]
[J]ohn Harris Sir War Office June 17. 1797
You will be pleased to deliver to Tench
Francis, Purveyor for the naval Service the follow[ing]
Articles wanting repairs, which are to be returned [to]
the Store when compleated — viz —
42 Blunderbusses
300 Blades for Spears for boarding pikes
550 Cutlasses
James. W[.]
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


