Cartridge Paper for the Ship of War "Delaware"
Document 1798Harris is asked to deliver to Captain Decatur for the ship of war "Delaware" a sufficient quantity of cartridge paper for 100 nine pound and 200 six pound cartridges. These are in lieu of the 1000 nine and six pound blank cartridges ordered earlier.
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War department 12 June 1798
Sir
Be pleased to deliver to the order of Capt.n Decatur for the Ship of War, the Delaware, a sufficient quantity of Cartridge paper for 800 nine pound and 200 six pound cartridges. This quantity is to be in lieu of the 1000 nine and six pound [underline: blank cartridges] ordered for that ship on the 1st instant.
Timothy Pickering
Acting Secretary
of the War Department
[signature]
M.r John Harris
[War Office
June 12th 1798
Papers to be left in the [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
for the Ship of War Delaware]
Type
Letter Signed
Description
Harris is asked to deliver to Captain Decatur for the ship of war "Delaware" a sufficient quantity of cartridge paper for 100 nine pound and 200 six pound cartridges. These are in lieu of the 1000 nine and six pound blank cartridges ordered earlier.
Date
06/12/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Document number
1798061200101
Page start
1
Notable persons
John Harris
Timothy Pickering, Acting Secretary of the War Department
Samuel Hodgdon
Captain Decatur
Notable locations
War Department