Delivery of Arms to Francis
Document 1798Order to deliver muskets, musket barrels, bayonets; and locks to Tench Francis all of which to be returned to public stores.
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[War Office
May 23
One Hundred rate of Musket
Manufact[undecipherable] to be [undecipherable] limit
Francis [undecipherable] Miles
[undecipherable]]
War department, May 23, 1798.
Sir, Finch Francis &c
Be pleased to deliver to [strikethrough: John Miles] One hundred Musket Barrells. One hundred Locks. One hundred Ramrods. One hundred Bayonets &One hundred Stocks to be manufactured into Muskets and returned into the public Store.
James McHenry
Mr John Harris
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Order to deliver muskets, musket barrels, bayonets; and locks to Tench Francis all of which to be returned to public stores.
Date
05/23/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Document number
1798052315101
Page start
1
Notable persons
John Harris
multiple
Tench Francis
Samuel Hodgdon
James McHenry
Notable locations
War Department
public stores
Notable items
muskets
bayonets
guns
locks
arms