Concerning Armory Employee & Proposition Establishment of Military Laboratory & Storehouse Near Philadelphia
Document 1799Forwards a letter showing how he has settled the account of an assistant, now discharged, at Springfield [Armory]. Discusses recommendations for the appointment of several officers. Recommends that a laboratory, powder house, and warehouses be erected near Philadelphia, that ammunition may be prepared and it and other military articles be stored nearby. Expects to be able to purchase land along the Schuylkill or Delaware Rivers with little trouble, and finds such locations advantageous since they are located along transportation routes. Says he will undertake the land purchase unless countermanded by Adams.
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Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Forwards a letter showing how he has settled the account of an assistant, now discharged, at Springfield [Armory]. Discusses recommendations for the appointment of several officers. Recommends that a laboratory, powder house, and warehouses be erected near Philadelphia, that ammunition may be prepared and it and other military articles be stored nearby. Expects to be able to purchase land along the Schuylkill or Delaware Rivers with little trouble, and finds such locations advantageous since they are located along transportation routes. Says he will undertake the land purchase unless countermanded by Adams.
Date
05/24/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799052400401
Page start
1
Notable persons
John Adams
James McHenry
Joseph Williams
Mr. Cotton
Mr. Ames
Captain Lillies
Little
Mr. Graves
Mr. Darling
Notable locations
War Department
Springfield
Schuylkill River
Delaware River
Notable items
account
settlement
military services
recommendation
laboratory
powder house
warehouses
ammunition
stores
transportation