Three Pound Howitzers for Captain Truxton - Papers of the War Department

Three Pound Howitzers for Captain Truxton

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Type

Letterbook Copy

Description

Harris is directed to deliver ten brass three-ton howitzers to Captain Truxton.

Date

03/07/1798

Author

Recipient

Sent from

War Office

Repository

National Archives and Records Administration

Collection

Orders to Deliver Naval Ordinance (Correspondence on Arming and Equipping Early Frigates and Ships of War When Navy Was Under War Department), May

Document number

1798030700355

Page start

27

Note

The author is not shown but, based on content, it is presumed to be James McHenry.

Notable persons

John Harris

James McHenry

Notable locations

War Office