Request for Issue of a Shovel to the War Office

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War department 20 Feb^y 1800. Sir Be pleased to deliver the Bearer Williams Markward a Shovel for y^e use of the War Office. James M^cHenry Samuel Hodgdon M^r John Harris [War Office Feb^y 20^th 1800 Should be D^o for the use of the War office D^o 24^th]

Type

Document Signed

Description

Directs issue of a shovel to the bearer, for use by the War Office.

Date

02/20/1800

Document number

1800022000101

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Note

2 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, one with photograph images of the same.

Notable persons

John Harris

James McHenry

Samuel Hogdon

bearer

William Markward

Notable locations

War Office

Notable items

shovel