Delivery of Supplies for Gunpowder Manufacture
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Delivery of Supplies for Gunpowder Manufacture
Description
Orders to deliver refined salt peter and sulfur for making gunpowder.
short description
Ltr, dir salt peter etc for gunpowder
year created
1797
month created
12
day created
12
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
notable person/group
John Harris
James McHenry
Tench Francis
Jacob Roser
notable location
War Office
public magazine
notable item/thing
salt
salt peter
sulfur
gun powder
Fleetwood
casks
notable phrase
deliver
purveyor or order
whole parcel of refined salt peter in store
and
sulfur
for
being made into gun powder
when made
to return into the public magazine
purchases of Fleetwood
casks, bags
part of an order
delivered
taking
receipt
salt petre
salt peter
document number
1797121200101
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | XEN04 (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) | XEN04a (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] |