Articles to Capt.Francis Bright

Item

Type

Autograph Draft Letter

Title

Articles to Capt.Francis Bright

Description

Wolcott requests that the following articles be delivered to Capt. Francis Bright, commander of the revenue cutter being built for the Virginia Station: 25 tons of iron ballast and five four-pounder cannons for cannonades.

year created

1797

month created

03

day created

28

sent from location

Treasury Department

recipient

in image

notable person/group

James McHenry
Oliver Wolcott, Jr.
Francis Bright

notable location

Treasury Department
Virginia Station

notable item/thing

cutter
revenue
commander
iron
ballast
cannon
gun
five pounder
four pounder

notable phrase

shall be lost or not returned on requisition

document number

1797032840001

page start

1

number of pages

2

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Document instances

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[view document] (2 pages) PCC02 (2 pages) Collection: Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers. 32:53

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Oliver Wolcott, Jr. Treasury Department [n/a]
Recipient James McHenry [unknown] [n/a]