Request for Loan of Cannons from Mass.
Document 1798Sec of War requests a loan of cannons from Mass. for the use on the ship Constitution. McHenry promised the cannons would be returned or those of equal value procured for the the defense of Boston Harbor.
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Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Description
Sec of War requests a loan of cannons from Mass. for the use on the ship Constitution. McHenry promised the cannons would be returned or those of equal value procured for the the defense of Boston Harbor.
Date
05/29/1798
Author
Sent from
Philadelphia
Collection
Document number
1798052914100
Note
Letter addressed: Governor of Massachusetts
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Notable persons
Increase Sumner
James McHenry
Notable locations
Philadelphia