Charleville Muskets to be Used as Patterns

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Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Description

Hodgdon instructs Harris, Fleming, and Williams as to the careful process for selecting the Charleville Muskets to be used as patterns for the contractors who have agreed to produce additional numbers of those muskets for the use of the United States.

Date

09/03/1798

Recipient

Sent from

Philadelphia

Document number

1798090328255

Page start

209

Notable persons

John Harris
George Fleming
Joseph Williams
Samuel Hodgdon
Secretary of the Treasury [Oliver Wolcott, Jr.]
workmen at the post

Notable locations

Philadelphia

Notable items

Charleville muskets
patterns
duplicate pattern muskets
contracts