Letter from the Navy Department to the Purveyor of Public Supplies regarding order from Secretary of War for guns and pistols, and remarks on the requirement for hemp

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Type

Letterbook

Description

Regarding the procurement of guns and pistols. Regarding hemp, it will be wanted at Boston, Newport, [Portsmouth] New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and New York.

Date

08/21/1798

Author

Benjamin Stoddert

Recipient

Tench Francis

Sent from

Navy Department

Repository

National Archives and Records Administration

Collection

Letters Sent by the Secretary of the Navy to Federal Executive Agents (Letters to President, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Letters To

Document number

1798082190001

Page start

1

Note

Authorship derived from collection

Notable persons

Tench Francis
Benjamin Stoddert
purveyor
Secretary Navy
Secretary War
James McHenry
War Department

Notable locations

Navy Department
War Department
Boston
Portsmouth New Hamshire
Rhode Island
Newport
New York

Notable items

hemp
pistols
guns
order