Regarding Articles for Naval Service & Equipping of Frigate
Document 1798Letter, asks for information regarding sundry articles for the Naval service; alludes to equipping Frigate.
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[Feb 14. 1798 Orders from War Office for Sundeys. — This must pass through the Treasury before it can be executed]
[undecipherable: probable reading: No. ?]
Sir
War Office 16 February 179[8]
You will be pleased to inform me if the Articles following have been procured for the Naval Service they form'd apart of the general requisition made on the Treasury the 23d of June 1794 — If they are not procured, you will be pleased to take the earliest opportunity of obtaining them —
30 Powder Horns with Belts & prickers
400 Match Staff
20 doz Portfires
20 doz Priming Tubes
12 — Punch Barrels
100 — Spermaciti Candles, or of Wax —
I am Sir
your Obt Just
James McHenry
The above is the quantity specified in the Indents — for each Ship of 44 Guns — Josiah [undecipherable: probable reading: Ey]
Tench Francis Esqre —
Type
Letter Signed
Description
Letter, asks for information regarding sundry articles for the Naval service; alludes to equipping Frigate.
Date
02/16/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Repository
Collection
Document number
1798021600001
Page start
1
Note
Post script added by Josiah Fox.
Notable persons
Tench Francis
James McHenry
Notable locations
War Office
Notable items
inform me if the articles following have been procured for the Naval Service
form a part of the general requisition made on the treasury
if they are not already procured you will be pleased to take the earliest opportunity of obtaining them
powder horns with belts & prickers
match stuff
portfires
priming tubes
puch barrells
spermacite candles or of wax
above is the quantity specified
ship of 44 guns

