Receipt for Muskets & Bayonets
Document 1798Receipt for 100 Brass Mounted French Muskets agreeable to an order of the War Office for the use of the Navy Department.
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Brass Mtd. Muskets &Bayonets.
Lent the Secy of the Navy
July 28. 1796
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Philada July 28th 1798 Received of John Harris Store Keeper of Military Supplies —
&100 Brass Mounted French Muskets agreeable to an Order from the War Office of 26th Inst. for the use of the Navy Dept —
Signed Duplicates
for Benjamin Stoddert Esqr
Secretary of the Navy —
Robert Gill
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter Signed
Description
Receipt for 100 Brass Mounted French Muskets agreeable to an order of the War Office for the use of the Navy Department.
Date
07/28/1798
Author
Sent from
Philadelphia
Document number
1798072890201
Page start
1
Note
Robert Gill signs for Benjamin Stoddert, Secretary of the Navy.
Notable persons
Robert Gill
Benjamin Stoddert
John Harris, Storekeeper of Military Supplies
Notable locations
Philadelphia