Delivery of Cannon Balls

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[War Office Dec 13 / 179[undecipherable] Shot & [undecipherable] from [undecipherable]ammond & Co] War Office 13^th December 1797 Sir, Be pleased to deliver to William [undecipherable]rammond or order One hundred Cannon Balls for three pounders, and forty Cannon Balls for Six pounders, for which he will pay you the full value the money so received you will pay to Samuel Lewis Sec^d. of this Office to be placed in the Treasury of the United States. James McHenry Samuel Hodgdon M^r John Hanis [Deliver the [undecipherable] Balls & the Bearer for [undecipherable] [undecipherable]]

Type

Letter Signed

Description

Orders to deliver cannon balls to William Crammond.

Date

12/13/1797

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

1797121300001

Page start

Notable persons

John Harris

Secretary of War

William Crammond

Samuel Lewis Sr., James McHenry

Samuel Hodgdon

Treasury

Notable locations

War Office

Notable items

deliver

cannon balls

three pounders

six pounders

for which he will pay you the full value

money received

pay to

of this office

to be placed in the Treasury

shot