Candles & Shot for the Frigate "Constellation"
Document 1798Harris asked to deliver the following to Samuel Hodgdon for the use of the Frigate "Constellation": boxes of candles, 24 pound cannister shot, 12 pound cannister shot, and cannister shot for small howtizers.
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[undecipherable] deliver to Samuel [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] twelve Boxes of Candles [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] two Hundred [undecipherable] Canisters [undecipherable]
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[War Office
May 30th 1798]
[undecipherable] Harris
[130]
War department, 30 May 1798
Sir
Be pleased to deliver to Samuel Hodgdon for the Frigate Constellation twelve Boxes of Candles - two Hundred & ten 24pound Canisters fhot, one Hundred and forty 12pound d°. and one hundred and fifty two. d°. for Small Howitzes -
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
Mr John Harris -
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Harris asked to deliver the following to Samuel Hodgdon for the use of the Frigate "Constellation": boxes of candles, 24 pound cannister shot, 12 pound cannister shot, and cannister shot for small howtizers.
Date
05/30/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Document number
1798053000201
Page start
1
Notable persons
John Harris
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
Notable locations
War Department