Request for Issue of Powder & Portfires for Cannon Testing at Cecil Furnace

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War Department 24 March 1800 Sir Be pleased to deliver to John Wilkins Jun^r. Esq^r Quarter Master General Nine Barrells of Cannon powder and six Sticks of port fire to be transported to Cecil furnace for the purpose of proving Cannon — James McHenry Samuel Hodgdon M^r. John Harris [Docket on verso: War Office / March 24 1800 / Cou ouse d Copfpied to / Be [undecipherable] to Cecil furnace / d[undecipherable]]

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Document Signed

Description

Directs issue of cannon powder & portfires for use in proving a cannon at Cecil Furnace.

Date

03/24/1800

Document number

1800032400001

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3 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, one without images, and one with photograph images of the same.

Notable persons

John Harris

John Wilkins Jr.

Samuel Hodgdon

James McHenry

Notable locations

War Office

Cecil furnace

Notable items

cannon powder

port fire

cannon

proving