Request for Issue of a Box of Cartridges
Document 1800Directs issue of a box of cartridges to General William McPherson; McPherson's order for the same is also included [his order also has its own document, of the same date].
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war Depart.
27 April 1800
Sir
Deliver to the order of General Macpherson such number of cartridges as he may require.
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
[Mr. Harris Sunday Evening 10 o'Clock
Mr. Nichols,
Deliver the bearer immediately Twenty dozen Musket ball Cartridges 19 to the pound
J. N. Harris]
Sir
Deliver to [undecipherable: probable reading Wm] Hale [a] Box of Cartridges —
Samuel
[underline: Wmacpherson]
Brigt Genl.
27th April 1800
Mr. Harris —
[endorsement: 87
27th April 1800 —
from [t?] McPherson —
4800 Musket Cartridges
recd 27 April 1800
War Office]
Type
Document Signed
Description
Directs issue of a box of cartridges to General William McPherson; McPherson's order for the same is also included [his order also has its own document, of the same date].
Date
04/27/1800
Author
Recipient
Document number
1800042700001
Page start
2
Note
2 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, one with photograph images of the same.
Notable persons
John Harris
General Macpherson
Samuel Hodgdon
James McHenry
Nickols
Nicols
Notable locations
War Office
Notable items
cartridges
musket ball cartridges