Ordnance for the Frigate "Constellation"

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Type

Letterbook Copy

Description

Harris is directed to deliver to Samuel Hodgdon the following items intended for the frigate "Constellation": boxes of candles, 24 pound canister shot, 12 pound canister shot, and canister shot for small howitzers.

Date

05/30/1798

Author

James McHenry

Recipient

John Harris

Sent from

War Department

Repository

National Archives and Records Administration

Collection

Orders to Deliver Naval Ordinance (Correspondence on Arming and Equipping Early Frigates and Ships of War When Navy Was Under War Department), May

Document number

1798053015155

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Note

The author is not shown but, based on content, it is presumed to be James McHenry.

Notable persons

John Harris

James McHenry

Notable locations

War Department