Delivery of Saltpetre

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Type

Letter Signed

Description

Orders to deliver saltpeter for making gunpowder.

Date

11/08/1797

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

1797110800401

Page start

1

Notable persons

John Harris
multiple
Mr. Francis
Tench Francis
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon

Notable locations

War Office
United States

Notable items

deliver
refined slat-petre for
manufacturing gun powder
for which
accountable
salt petre
salt peter