Delivery of Tents and Two Horsemen
Document 1798Orders to deliver tents per request of William Jones, President of Board of Health in Philadelphia.
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War Department August 31. 1798.
Sir,
Be pleased to deliver to the order of William Jones, President of the Board of Health of Philadelphia, Two Horsemens and six hundred common Tents with poles complete — which you will charge to blement Biddle &co to be paid for at their value or new ones of the same quality returned. agreeably to the stipulations contained in his letter to me of the 29 Instant —
James McHenry
Mr John Harris
[Docket, verso: War office Augt 31. 1798 — Sends to the order of Wm Jones — Biddle &co]
Type
Letter Signed
Description
Orders to deliver tents per request of William Jones, President of Board of Health in Philadelphia.
Date
08/31/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Document number
1798083100001
Page start
1
Notable persons
John Harris
President Board of Health
Clement Biddle
William Jones
Samuel Hodgdon
James McHenry
military storekeeper
Secretary of War
Notable locations
War Department
Philadelphia
Notable items
president of the board of health of Philadelphia
horsemen
common tents
poles
to be paid for at their value or new ones of the same quality returned agreeable to the stipulations contained in his letter to me

