Request for Cannon Powder

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Request for Cannon Powder

Description

Requests cannon powder to Mud Island.

short description

Ltr, dir send powder to Mud Island

year created

1797

month created

04

day created

12

author

sent from location

War Office

recipient

in image

notable person/group

Samuel Hodgdon
James McHenry
Captain Mitchell

notable location

War Office
Mud Island
fort

notable item/thing

half barrels of cannon powder
quarter casks powder
cannon powder

document number

1797041200101

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) XFG21 (2 pages) Collection: General Information Index, 1794-1918. (RG94) B: 20; Jacket: Mud Island Fort
[view document] (2 pages) XFG21a (2 pages) Collection: General Information Index, 1794-1918. (RG94) B: 20; Jacket: Mud Island Fort

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author James McHenry War Office [n/a]
Recipient Samuel Hodgdon [unknown] [n/a]