Notification of Shipment of Files for Harper's Ferry
Document 1799Notification of incoming shipment of files, and order for them to be forwarded to Harper's Ferry.
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War department. April 3. 1799 —
Sir
I have directed the Surveyor to purchase and deliver into the public Store Two hundred and ten dozen of files of different kinds — As soon as they shall be deposited with you deliver them to the Quarter Master General for transportation to Harpers Ferry —
James McHenry
Samuel [undecipherable: Hodgdon?]
Mr John Harris
[War Office
April 3d 1799
Files to be deld the Qr
Master Gent for Transporte
to Harpers Ferry —
8.]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Notification of incoming shipment of files, and order for them to be forwarded to Harper's Ferry.
Date
04/03/1799
Author
Recipient
Document number
1799040300001
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
Harper's Ferry
Notable items
files