Barrels to be Transported to the "Constellation"

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Sam^l Hodgdon Esquire Sir War Office 26 March 1798 I beg the favor of you to furnish me as early as possible with Estimates of the quantities kinds and cost of Military Stores requisite for a Ship of 22 Nine pounders, one ditto of 20 Nine pounders and one ditto of 16 Six pounders fitted for a Six months Cruize. — M^r John Thurs Sir — War Office 2^d April 1798 Be pleased to deliver to Lieutenant Mullowny for the Frigate United States Twenty four Boarding Pikes — and to Lieu^t M^cRea for the Marines on board the said Ship one Box of Musket Cartridges with Ball. Sir War Office 7^th April, 1798 Be pleased to deliver to Lieu^t John Mullowny for the Frigate United States — 12 empty [undecipherable: paper] Cartridges to hold eight penny of Powder. —

Type

Letterbook Copy

Description

Hodgdon is directed to have the following articles transported to the frigate "Constellation," anchored in the Patapsco River: barrels of cannon, barrels of muskets, and barrels of pistol powder.

Date

03/22/1798

Author

James McHenry

Recipient

Samuel Hodgdon

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

1798032215055

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Note

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

Notable persons

Samuel Hodgdon

James McHenry

Notable locations

War Office