Delivery of Saltpetre
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Delivery of Saltpetre
Description
Orders to deliver saltpeter for making gunpowder.
short description
Ltr, dir send saltpeter for gunpowder
year created
1797
month created
11
day created
08
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
author note
James McHenry; Samuel Hodgdon.
notable person/group
John Harris
multiple
Mr. Francis
Tench Francis
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
notable location
War Office
United States
notable item/thing
deliver
refined slat-petre for
manufacturing gun powder
for which
accountable
salt petre
salt peter
document number
1797110800401
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | XEN03 (2 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] (2 pages) | XEN03a (2 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] |