Delivery of portfires for proving cannon cast by Lane & Saltiers

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Intendant of Stores Office Philadelphia 10^th Sep^t. 1800 Sir, Be pleased to deliver Major Lewis Lousand, Inspector of Artillery, or order, twelve Portfires, for proving Cannon cast by Mess^rs Lane & Salters, agreeably to requisition on file in this Office. Your most obedient Servant Samuel [undecipherable: Hodgme/Hodgdon] M^r. John Harris [Verso:] Intendant Office 10 Sep^t. 1800 Cert Pries to be 4^o Major Lewis [undecipherable: Lousand/Housand]

Type

Letter Signed

Description

Letter, directs delivery of portfires to Major Lewis Tousard, Inspector of Artillery, for proving cannon cast by Lane & Salters.

Date

09/10/1800

Author

Samuel Hodgdon

Recipient

John Harris

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

1800091028001

Page start

Notable persons

John Harris

Samuel Hodgdon

Major Lewis Tousard

Messrs. Lane & Salters

Notable locations

Philadelphia

Notable items

deliver

inspector of artillery

portfires for proving cannon cast by

agreeably to requisition on file in this office.