Requests Acceptance of Receipts for Laboratory Items
Document 1799Directs Harris to accept receipts for items which would otherwise have passed through military stores, to expedite their delivery from the purveyor to Captain Elliott. The items are "for the laboratory."
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War Office
May 28. 1799
Sundries to be Do Capt Ellit[t]
for the use of the Laboratory
War department May 28. 1799
Sir,
Mr Francis has been directed to make purchases of certain articles for the laboratory. As it will be unnecessary and cause delay to pass them through the Store, you will accept of Captain Elliotts receipt for them in the same form as if they had been in store
I am Sir
Your obed Servant
James McHenry
Mr John Harris
Type
Document Signed
Description
Directs Harris to accept receipts for items which would otherwise have passed through military stores, to expedite their delivery from the purveyor to Captain Elliott. The items are "for the laboratory."
Date
05/28/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Document number
1799052800101
Page start
1
Note
2 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, one with photograph images of the same.
Notable persons
John Harris
James McHenry
military storekeeper
Captain Elliott
Secretary of War
purveyor
Notable locations
laboratory
War Department
store
Notable items
receipt
military stores
articles
purchase