Saltpeter & Sulphur Needed to Manufacture Gunpowder
Document 1799Harris is asked to deliver to the Purveyor the quantities of saltpeter and sulphur [brimstone] needed to manufacture gunpowder which, when manufactured, should be deposited in the public store.
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Type
Letter Signed
Description
Harris is asked to deliver to the Purveyor the quantities of saltpeter and sulphur [brimstone] needed to manufacture gunpowder which, when manufactured, should be deposited in the public store.
Date
05/17/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799051700201
Page start
1
Note
Includes a note from Tench Francis to John Harris, dated 5/17/1799.
Notable persons
John Harris
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
Philip Geisinger
Tench Francis
Notable locations
War Office