Request for Sale of Bayonets & Ramrods to Robert McCormick
Document 1800Directs that bayonets & ramrods be sold to Robert McCormick, and that the funds received be tendered to the Treasury Department.
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[War Office / May 8th 1800 / Bayonets & Ramrods — / to be, A'd Robt Mc Cormick / & to be paid for on the 10th inst. —]
War Department, May 8th 1800.
Sir,
Be pleased to deliver to Robert McCormick, Thirty Bayonets and fifty Rods. and for which he will pay you cash, — on saturday next. — The Cash to be reported and placed in the Treasury as heretofore. —
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
Mr John Harris
Keeper of Militz Store.
Type
Document Signed
Description
Directs that bayonets & ramrods be sold to Robert McCormick, and that the funds received be tendered to the Treasury Department.
Date
05/08/1800
Author
Recipient
Document number
1800050800001
Page start
1
Note
3 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, one without images, and one with photograph images of the same.
Notable persons
John Harris
James McHenry
Samuel Hogdon
Robert McCormick
Notable locations
War Department
Treasury
Notable items
bayonets
rods
military stores
ramrods