Request for delivery of cannon for fortifications of United States
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Request for delivery of cannon for fortifications of United States
Description
Request for delivery to the order of Tench Francis, Purveyor: thirty-Four 24 pounder cannon for U.S. fortifications.
year created
1797
month created
06
day created
23
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
sent to location
Hope Furnace
in image
author note
No signature, from War Office.
recipient note
John Brown
notable person/group
John Brown
Tench Francis
Josiah Fox
Purveyor
War Department
James McHenry
Secretary of War
War Office
notable location
Hope Furnace
War Office
Philadelphia
coastal fortifications
notable item/thing
cannon
24 pounders
fortifications
notable idea/issue
United States coastal fortifications
document number
1797062315055
page start
251
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | ZXA06 (315 pages) | Collection: Letters Sent by the Secretary of the Navy to Federal Executive Agents (Letters to President, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Letters to (Requisitions on) Secretary of the Treasury and other Treasury Department Officials), June 1798-June 1824. (RG45) | V:1, P:251 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | War Office | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Brown | Hope Furnace | [n/a] |