Nine-Pound Ball to Prove Captain Decator's Guns
Document 1798Harris is asked to deliver fourteen nine-pound ball to Mr. Humphreys for proving Captain Decator's guns.
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War Office
May 29th 1798.
Nine pds Round Shot to be deld Capt
Decatur to prove his Guns for the
Ship Delaware
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War department
May 29. 1798.
Sir,
You will be pleased to have sent down to Mr Humphreys' Office, fourteen Nine pound Ball, for the use of proving Capt Decators Guns. — please to send them this afternoon.
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
Mr John Harris.
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Harris is asked to deliver fourteen nine-pound ball to Mr. Humphreys for proving Captain Decator's guns.
Date
05/29/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Document number
1798052900101
Page start
1
Notable persons
John Harris
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
Mr. Humphreys
Captain Decator
Notable locations
War Department