Articles to be Manufactured into Muskets for the Marines
Document 1797Harris is directed to furnish the Purveyor Tench Francis with the following articles needed to manufacture 180 muskets for the Marines: musket barrels, musket stocks, sets of mounting, musket locks, musket bayonets, and musket ramrods. The muskets are to be manufactured according to the specifications of Lieutenant McRea of the Marines and returned to the store when completed.
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John Harris Sir War Office December 1st 1797
Be pleased to deliver Lieutenant William McRea for the Marine Service on board the United States one pair of Drum Sticks.
James McHenry
[Mr John Harris Sir] War Office January 2d 179[undecipherable]
Be pleased to deliver to Mr John Dowers for the Schooner building for Algiers Twenty pieces of said duck which was received into the Public Store through mistake.
James McHenry
[Mr John Harris Sir] War Office January 1[undecipherable] 179[undecipherable]
Be pleased to deliver to Lieut McRea for the Marines on board the Frigate United States John Barry Esquire Commander eighteen Muskets with accoutrements & complete, one suit of Serjeants Clothing and three dozen of Flints.
The Muskets he now has on hand to be returned.
James McHenry
Type
Letterbook Copy
Description
Harris is directed to furnish the Purveyor Tench Francis with the following articles needed to manufacture 180 muskets for the Marines: musket barrels, musket stocks, sets of mounting, musket locks, musket bayonets, and musket ramrods. The muskets are to be manufactured according to the specifications of Lieutenant McRea of the Marines and returned to the store when completed.
Date
12/13/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Document number
1797121300255
Page start
21
Notable persons
John Harris
James McHenry
Notable locations
War Office

