Request for Issue of Lead for Proving Muskets
Document 1799Directs issue of lead for proving of musket barrels.
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[War Office
July 19th 1794
Small Bo-lear to be 56 —
John Nicholson at the purpose
of proving made Barrels —]
War Department
February 26. 1799.
Sir,
Be pleased to deliver to John Nicholson, Fifty six pounds of lead, for the purpose of proving Gun Barrels. —
James McHenry
Samuel [undecipherable: Hodgdon]
Mr John Harris.
Type
Document Signed
Description
Directs issue of lead for proving of musket barrels.
Date
02/26/1799
Author
Recipient
Document number
1799022600001
Page start
1
Note
2 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, one with photograph images of the same.
Notable persons
John Harris
multiple
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
Notable locations
War Department