Letter from the War Office to Mssrs. Nicklin and Griffith requesting arms for Marines of Ship of War Delaware

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Type

Letterbook

Description

Request to Messrs. Nicklin and Griffith to provide US Marines on Ship of War Delaware with pistols, stand of arms with bayonets, and cutlasses in preparation for war with France.

Date

05/30/1798

Sent from

Philadelphia

Repository

National Archives and Records Administration

Collection

Letters Sent by the Secretary of the Navy to Federal Executive Agents (Letters to President, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Letters To

Document number

1798053000455

Page start

309

Note

Addressed to Mssrs. Nicklin and Griffith.

Notable persons

James McHenry
Mr Nicklin
Mr Griffith
US Marines
Ship of War Delaware
Secretary of War

Notable locations

War Department
War Office
Philadelphia

Notable items

pistols
stand of arms
cutlasses
bayonets
Ship of War Delaware