Delivery of Cannon Powder

Item

Type

Letter Signed

Title

Delivery of Cannon Powder

Description

Orders to deliver cannon powder and stores to Fort Mifflin.

short description

Ltr, dir send cannon powder and stores

year created

1797

month created

06

day created

17

author

sent from location

War Office

recipient

in image

author note

James McHenry; Samuel Hodgdon.

notable person/group

John Harris
Mr. Hodgdon
Captain Mitchell
James McHenry
Secretary of War
Captain Donald Mitchell
military storekeeper

notable location

War Office
Fort Mifflin

notable item/thing

cannon powder
twenty four pounders
rammers
sponges
spunges
military stores
barrel
delivery

notable phrase

deliver
cannon powder
rammers and spunges complete for twenty four pounders
also military stores for the same place
directed to be furnished
the commanding officer
the whole of which to be in good condition for service

document number

1797061700001

page start

1

number of pages

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (1 pages) XEL06 (1 pages) Collection: Correspondence, Reports, Returns, Bills, Accounts Current' Statements, Receipts, Vouchers and Contracts of Philadelphia Supply Agencies (Coxe and Irvine Papers), 1794-1842. (RG92) B: 190
[view document] (1 pages) XEL06a (1 pages) Collection: Correspondence, Reports, Returns, Bills, Accounts Current' Statements, Receipts, Vouchers and Contracts of Philadelphia Supply Agencies (Coxe and Irvine Papers), 1794-1842. (RG92) B: 190

Document names

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