Contract with Mr. McCormick to Manufacture Arms
Document 1798Refers to contract with Mr. McCormick to manufacture arms for the public. Superintendence of such should revert to the War Department.
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[The Secretary of War]
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T. D.
December 27.th 1798.
Sir
I transmit a project of Mr McCormick's for [undecipherable: prosecuting] the principals of his experiments for manufacturing arms for the public — If it shall be deemed [undecipherable: proper] to agree to, the superintendance & direction ought to be with your Department, — the proposal is submitted to your consideration and whatever you may determine in this case will meet with no objection from me.
[strikethrough: [undecipherable]] to [undecipherable] as [undecipherable] as [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
Mr McCormick's [undecipherable: proposed] Contract to provide, that the advances already made, shall be [undecipherable: assumed].
I am very respectfully
The Sy of War
Type
Autograph Draft Letter
Description
Refers to contract with Mr. McCormick to manufacture arms for the public. Superintendence of such should revert to the War Department.
Date
12/27/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Treasury Department
Repository
Collection
Document number
1798122740001
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
Oliver Wolcott, Jr.
Mr. McCormick
Notable locations
Treasury Department
War Department
Notable items
Arms