Purchase and deposit of supplies for armory at Harper's Ferry, Virginia

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[Endorsement: [undecipherable] Humphreys / June 24^th [undecipherable] Armoury / for [undecipherable] in the Armoury / at Harpers ferry Virginia] Philadelphia 24^th June 1800 Sir, You will be pleased to purchase, and have deposited with M^r John Havens, Pub^lic Storekeeper, Philadelphia, the following Tools &c, for the use of the Armoury at Harpers ferry Virginia, Viz^t 12 doz 13 inch rough flat Files 6 . 12 . flat bastard Ditto 12 . 12 . rough three square Ditto 12 . 12 . bastard 3 square Ditto 12 . 12 . half round rough full back Detto 12 . 8 . Rattail — Detto 12 . 8 . round edge — Ditto 12 . 8 . knife edge — Ditto 12 . 8 . half round — Ditto 12 . 7 . ditto — Ditto 12 . 5 . Ditto — Ditto 12 . 7 . flat — Ditto 3 . 3 . rat tail — Ditto 12 . 8 . three square — Ditto 12 . 6 . detto ditto — Ditto please turn over 3 Swages for forging musket Barrels half a Ton Crawley steel, best quality 3 Gallons sweet oil, in a Demijohn I am, Sir, Your most ob^t Servant Samuel [undecipherable: probable reading Hodgdon] Israel Whelen Esq^t Purveyor

Type

Letter Signed

Description

Letter, directs purchase and deposit of supplies for armory at Harper's Ferry, Virginia [West Virginia].

Date

06/24/1800

Author

Samuel Hodgdon

Recipient

Israel Whelen

Sent from

Philadelphia

Repository

National Archives and Records Administration

Collection

Correspondence, Reports, Returns, Bills, Accounts Current' Statements, Receipts, Vouchers and Contracts of Philadelphia Supply Agencies (Coxe And

Document number

1800062428001

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Notable persons

Israel Whelen

Samuel Hodgdon

John Harris

Notable locations

Philadelphia

Harper's Ferry, Virginia

Philadelphia

West Virginia

Notable items

purchase

deposited

storekeeper

tools

for the use of the armoury

rough flat files

flat bastard files

rough three square files

bastard 3 square file

half round rough full back file

rattail file

round edge file

senife edge file

half round file

flat file

three square file

swages for forging musket barrels

Crowley steel

sweet oil

demijohn.