Articles Needed for Proving the Guns of the "United States"

Item

Type

Letterbook Copy

Title

Articles Needed for Proving the Guns of the "United States"

Description

Harris is directed to deliver to Lieutenant Mullowney the following articles needed to prove the guns of the frigate "United States": cannon powder, powder for priming, paper cartridges, shot for 24 pounders, sticks of port fire.

year created

1798

month created

03

day created

08

author

sent from location

War Office

recipient

in image

author note

James McHenry; Samuel Hodgdon.

notable person/group

John Harris
James McHenry

notable location

War Office

document number

1798030800055

page start

26

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Document instances

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[view document] (61 pages) ZZK07 (61 pages) Collection: Orders to Deliver Naval Ordinance (Correspondence on Arming and Equipping Early Frigates and Ships of War When Navy was under War Department), May 1795-July 1798. (RG45) P: 25
[view document] (1 pages) ZZK07a (1 pages) Collection: Orders to Deliver Naval Ordinance (Correspondence on Arming and Equipping Early Frigates and Ships of War When Navy was under War Department), May 1795-July 1798. (RG45) P: 25

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author James McHenry War Office [n/a]
Recipient John Harris [unknown] [n/a]