An order for six muskets for the President's household
Document 1798Requests a delivery of six muskets to the house of John Adams, to be done secretly and without attention.
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[May 12th 1798
An order for
6 muskets for
the Presidents
house hold]
Dr Sir.
you will lodge to night at the Presidents with Mr [undecipherable] half a dosen good muskets with a proportion of catridges. Let this be done in a manner to attract no observation. I shall give an order for them in form at and [undecipherable] your [undecipherable]—
James McHenry
12 May 1798
Saml Hodgdon
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Requests a delivery of six muskets to the house of John Adams, to be done secretly and without attention.
Date
05/12/1798
Author
Recipient
Repository
Collection
Document number
1798051200201
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
James McHenry
John Adams
Notable items
House
muskets
cartridges