Correction in requisition for musket and pistol balls to Purveyor of Public Supplies
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Correction in requisition for musket and pistol balls to Purveyor of Public Supplies
Description
Ref: musket and pistol balls, a correction is forwarded. Amount should be 40,000 musket balls and 50,000 pistol balls. Total 90,000 balls.
year created
1797
month created
07
day created
11
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in image
author note
Josiah Fox
recipient note
Tench Francis
notable person/group
Tench Francis
Josiah Fox
purveyor
Navy Constructor
James McHenry
Secretary of War
notable location
War Office
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
musket balls
pistol balls
frigate
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1797071135055
page start
255
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:255 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Josiah Fox | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Tench Francis | [unknown] | [n/a] |