Constructing the Post at Harpers Ferry
Document 1798Appears to be a contract involving laborers engaged by Joseph Perkins, Superintendent and Armorer on behalf of the United States, to construct the post about to be established at Harpers Ferry on the Potomac River in Virginia.
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Type
Draft Document
Description
Appears to be a contract involving laborers engaged by Joseph Perkins, Superintendent and Armorer on behalf of the United States, to construct the post about to be established at Harpers Ferry on the Potomac River in Virginia.
Date
11/22/1798
Author
Recipient
Document number
1798112228101
Page start
1
Note
Partially illegible.
Neither the author nor recipient is shown but, based on content, the recipient appears to be Joseph Perkins.
Notable persons
Joseph Perkins
superintendent of armorers
armourers
laborers
Notable locations
Potomack River
Potomac River
Virginia
post
Harpers Ferry on the Potomac in Virginia
Philadelphia
Notable items
pay
employment
labor
labour
money
covenant