Request for Issue of Powder and Saltpeter to Be Manufactured into Portfires
Document 1798Directs that rifle powder and saltpeter for manufacture of portfire.
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Type
Document Signed
Description
Directs that rifle powder and saltpeter for manufacture of portfire.
Date
03/13/1798
Author
Recipient
Document number
1798031315002
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Notable persons
John Harris
Samuel Hodgdon
military storekeeper
Jacob Serber
James McHenry
Secretary of War
Notable locations
War Office
Notable items
rifle powder
salt peter
salt petre
portfire manufacturer
cask