Articles Needed to Prove Eight Inch Howitzers

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[Hodgdon] Sir War Department May 14 1798 [inline] Be pleased to have brought to Philadelphia as soon as may be Forty eight Tons of Iron Kentledge. — John Harris Sir War Department 16^th May 1798 Be pleased to deliver to Lieutenant William M^c Rea for the Marines on board the Frigate United States. Six complete Suits of Marines Cloathing. — [Hodgdon] Sir War Department 16^th May 1798 [inline] — Inclosed is an Estimate of Military Stores required by Cap^t Barry for the Frigate United States. I request you will be pleased to inform me as soon as possible of the quantity and description therein Specified are in the Public Stores. If not the whole what proportion can be drawn when wanted. —

Type

Letterbook Copy

Description

Harris is directed to deliver the following articles needed for proving the eight inch howitzers on the frigate "United States": shells, paper cartridges filled, a rammer and sponge, and a worm and ladle,

Date

05/03/1798

Author

James McHenry

Recipient

John Harris

Sent from

War Department

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

1798050315255

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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 Department