Direction to furnish Colonel Thomas Procter with musket powder for the service of the militia infantry on the 4th of July

Item

Type

Letter Signed

Title

Direction to furnish Colonel Thomas Procter with musket powder for the service of the militia infantry on the 4th of July

Description

Secretary of War directs that William Knox furnish Colonel Thomas Procter one hundred weight of musket powder for the service of infantry militia on the 4th of July.

year created

1792

month created

06

day created

30

author

sent from location

War Office

recipient

in image

notable person/group

William Knox
John Stagg
War Office
War Department
Colonel Thomas Procter
infantry militia

notable location

War Office
Philadelphia
War Department

notable item/thing

musket powder

notable idea/issue

4th of July commemoration

document number

1792063015101

page start

1

number of pages

2

transcription

Letter from the War Office
June 30 1792
to deliver 100 Powder to Colonel Procter
[Encircled 148]
Mr. Wm. Knox
Sir,
The Secretary of War directs that you furnish to the order of Col Thomas Procter, one hundred weight of musket powder for the service of the militia infantry on the 4th of July next -
Yours Jno Stagg Junr, Chf Clk
War Office
June 30th 1792
[Stamped: Received from State Dep't. Nov. 24, 1894. R.P.O. 401310.]

Item sets

Document instances

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[view document] (2 pages) ZLW13 (2 pages) Collection: Second Congress: Reports and Communications Submitted to the Senate by the Secretary of the Treasury [2A-F2] (RG46) B:1
[view document] (2 pages) ZLW13a (2 pages) Collection: Second Congress: Reports and Communications Submitted to the Senate by the Secretary of the Treasury [2A-F2] (RG46) B:1

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author John Stagg War Office [n/a]
Recipient William Knox [unknown] [n/a]