Request for Cannon ball for Captain Decatur's Guns
Document 1798McHenry orders Harris to immediately send fourteen nine pound cannon balls to Mr Humphreys for the use of Captain Decatur.
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Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Description
McHenry orders Harris to immediately send fourteen nine pound cannon balls to Mr Humphreys for the use of Captain Decatur.
Date
05/29/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Collection
Document number
1798052914200
Note
Published in Naval Documents Related to the Quasi-War between the United States and France, vol. 1, p.92
Notable persons
John Harris
James McHenry
Mr. Humphreys
Captain Stephen Decatur
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Notable items
nine pound ball
guns