List of Articles for the Frigate "Constitution"
Document 1798Hodgdon is asked to have the military stores on the enclosed list transported to Boston for the use of the Frigate "Constitution." McHenry wants to know what part of these articles are deposited in the public stores.
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Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Hodgdon is asked to have the military stores on the enclosed list transported to Boston for the use of the Frigate "Constitution." McHenry wants to know what part of these articles are deposited in the public stores.
Date
04/09/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Document number
1798040900201
Page start
8
Note
Enclosed in McHenry to Unknown, 06/12/1797.
No author is shown but the document is in McHenry's letterbook.
Included is the the list of military stores for the "Constitution."
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
James McHenry
Secretary of War
Notable locations
War Office
Boston
Massachusetts
Notable items
pairs of pistols
stools of grape and canister shot
double headed chain shot
round shot
12 pounders
24 pounders
muskets with accoutrements
brass hilted hangers with belts for sergeants
suits of sergeant's clothing
blankets
private's clothing including musician's and corporal's
drums complete with spare heads
fifes with slings
musket flints
flints for blunderbusses
assorted flints
flannel cartridges
portfires
priming tubes
dressed sheep skins
match stuff
cannon cartridge paper
musket cartridge paper
pistol cartridge paper
pouch barrels
spermacita or wax candles
lynch stocks
frigate Constitution