Request for Issue of Anvil & Vise to Arms Inspector
Document 1799Directs issue of an anvil and bench vise for use by John Nicholson, Arms Inspector.
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[War Office
June 3d 99
Directed this for
John Nicho[lson] Co.]
[Mr John Harris]
War department June 3. 1799.
Sir
Be pleased to deliver to John Nicholson Inspector of Arms, an Anvil of about one hundred pounds weight Six twelve inch flat files — two Smooths and four rough which Mr. Francis has received orders to purchase — also a Bench Vice of about forty pounds weight.
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
Mr. John Harris
Type
Document Signed
Description
Directs issue of an anvil and bench vise for use by John Nicholson, Arms Inspector.
Date
06/03/1799
Author
Recipient
Document number
1799060300001
Page start
1
Note
2 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, one with photograph images of the same.
Notable persons
John Harris
military storekeeper
John Nicholson
inspector of arms
Tench Francis
James McHenry
Secretary of War
Samuel Hodgdon
Notable locations
War Department
Notable items
bench vise
files
flat files
anvil
orders
purchase
deliver

