Request for Issue of Pistols & Ammunition
Document 1798Directs issue of pistols and cartridges to Sgt. McGurley.
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War Office March 16. 1798
Sir,
Be pleased to deliver to Sergeant McGurley a pair of Pistols and half a dozen Cartridges to be return[seal]d and for which he is to be held responsible.
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
Mr John Harris
[War Office
March 16. 1798
A pair of pistols &c to be lent
to Sgt McGurley]
Type
Document Signed
Description
Directs issue of pistols and cartridges to Sgt. McGurley.
Date
03/16/1798
Author
Recipient
Document number
1798031615003
Page start
1
Notable persons
John Harris
Sergeant McGurley
James McHenry
military storekeeper
Samuel Hodgdon
Notable locations
War Office
Notable items
pistol
cartridges