Ordnance for Proving Guns on the "United States"
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Ordnance for Proving Guns on the "United States"
Description
Harris is asked to deliver to Lieutenant Mullowny specified ordnance for proving guns on the Frigate "United States."
year created
1798
month created
03
day created
08
author
secondary author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in collection
author note
James McHenry; Samuel Hodgdon.
notable person/group
John Harris
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
John Mullowny
notable location
War Office
notable item/thing
cannon powder
powder for priming
paper cartridges
shot
sticks of port fire
24 pounders
document number
1798030800001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | XJI16 (3 pages) | Collection: Subject File of the Naval Records Collection | AF |
| [view document] (2 pages) | XJI16a (2 pages) | Collection: Subject File of the Naval Records Collection | AF |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | War Office | [n/a] |
| Author | Samuel Hodgdon | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Harris | [unknown] | [n/a] |