Disposal of Useless Gun Barrels, Ramrods, & Bayonets
Document 1798Among other matters, Hodgdon instructs Ames to sell all useless gun barrels, ramrods, and bayonets, but if there is any possibility of public use they should be retained. Money earned from the sale of such items should be credited to the public.
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Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Among other matters, Hodgdon instructs Ames to sell all useless gun barrels, ramrods, and bayonets, but if there is any possibility of public use they should be retained. Money earned from the sale of such items should be credited to the public.
Date
08/08/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Document number
1798080828055
Page start
171
Note
Cited in Ames to Hodgdon, 08/14/1798.
Notable persons
David Ames
Samuel Hodgdon
Secretary of War [McHenry]
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Notable items
return of your work
arms in the store
useless gun barrels, ramrods, and bayonets
money arising from the sale
quarterly accounts