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Document 1799Directs issue of medical instruments to Fort Mifflin, including amputation & trepanning tools.
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War department May 31. 1799
Sir,
Be pleased to deliver to John Stetle Coxswain of the Barge the Articles of Medicine, Instruments &c lately purchased and delivered to you for the use of the Garrison of Fort Mifflin — also One Set of amputating and one of trepanning instruments. —
James McHenry
Samuel [undecipherable: Gordon?]
Mr. John Harris
[verso: War Office May 31. 1799 — Medicines & Instruments to be forwd to: Fort Mifflin]
Type
Document Signed
Description
Directs issue of medical instruments to Fort Mifflin, including amputation & trepanning tools.
Date
05/31/1799
Author
Recipient
Document number
1799053100101
Page start
1
Note
2 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, one with photograph images of the same.
Notable persons
John Harris
military storekeeper
John Steele
coxswain
Secretary of War
Samuel Hodgdon
James McHenry
Notable locations
Fort Mifflin
War Department
Notable items
barge
articles
medicine
medical instruments
amputating instrument
trepanning instrument