Request for John Wilkins Jr. to Deliver Mortars and Howitzers to Newport
Document 1800Request signed by McHenry and Hodgdon addressed to John Harris, for John Wilkins Jr. to deliver for transportation to Newport Rhode Island, three 13-inch brass mortars with the iron for the beds, four 8-inch howitzers with traveling carriages, six 5.5-inch howitzers,
No human transcription currently available for this document.
This transcription was generated by machine using Anthropic's Claude Code (a mix of sonnet and opus models). It may contain errors or inaccuracies. Please verify against the document image. Learn more about our generative AI methodology.
[Administrative notation, written sideways:]
War Office
May 13. 1800
may change &c
to [undecipherable] to New Capt
Philadelph[ia]
[[undecipherable] at bottom left]
War Department May 13th. 1800
Sir
Be pleased to deliver to John Wilkins Junior Esqr. Quarter Master General for transportation to Newport Rhode Island, three thirteen inch Brass Mortars and one Sixteen inch Mortar, together with the Iron work which belong to their beds — four eight inch howitzers with their travelling carriages if any are made — also Six five and an half inch howitzers
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgson
Mr. John Harris
Type
Document Signed
Description
Request signed by McHenry and Hodgdon addressed to John Harris, for John Wilkins Jr. to deliver for transportation to Newport Rhode Island, three 13-inch brass mortars with the iron for the beds, four 8-inch howitzers with traveling carriages, six 5.5-inch howitzers,
Date
05/13/1800
Recipient
Repository
Document number
1800051300001
Page start
1
Notable persons
John Harris
John Wilkins Jr., Samuel Hodgdon, James McHenry
Notable locations
War Department
Newport, Rhode Island
Notable items
Mortars
Irons
Carriages
Howitzers