List of Supplies to be Transported from Springfield to Frigate Constitution at Boston
Document 1798McHenry asks Hodgdon to order 160 barrels of cannon and 8 barrels of musket powder transported from Springfield to Boston for the frigate Constitution. Mr. Harris should deliver candles and other goods to be sent to the Constellation which is in the Chesapeake.
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Description
McHenry asks Hodgdon to order 160 barrels of cannon and 8 barrels of musket powder transported from Springfield to Boston for the frigate Constitution. Mr. Harris should deliver candles and other goods to be sent to the Constellation which is in the Chesapeake.
Date
05/30/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Collection
Document number
1798053014100
Note
Printed in Naval Documents Related to the Quasi-War between the United States and France, vol. 1, p 95-96.
Notable persons
Samuel Hogdon
James McHenry
Mr. Harris
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Springfield
Boston
Chesapeake
Notable items
barrels of cannon powder
barrels of musket powder
frigate Constitution
transportation
frigate Constellation
boxes of candles
two hundred and ten 24 pound cannister shot
one hundred and forty 12 pound cannister shot
one hundred and fifty two pound cannister shot for small howitzers