Receipt of Brass Mounted French Muskets

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[N^o 218 Brass Mt^d. Muskt & Bayonets. Lent the Secy of the Navy July 28^. 1798 Entered Ex^d] Philad^a July 28^th 1798 Received of John Harris Store Keeper of Military Supplies — 100 Brass Mounted French Must^s. agreeable to an Order from the War Office of 26^th Ins^t. for the use of the Navy Dep^t — Signed duplicates for Benjamin Stoddert Es^q Secretary of the Navy — Robert Gill

Type

Contemporary Copy of Letter Signed

Description

Acting for Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Stoddert, Captain Gill confirms receipt from John Harris of one hundred brass mounted French muskets.

Date

08/13/1798

Author

Benjamin Stoddert

Sent from

Philadelphia

Repository

National Archives and Records Administration

Collection

Subject File of the Naval Records Collection

Document number

1798082790101

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Note

Robert Gill signs for Benjamin Stodderts.

Notable persons

Robert Gill

Benjamin Stoddert, Secretary of the Navy

John Harris, Storekeeper of Military Supplies

Notable locations

Philadelphia