List of Articles for the Frigate "Constitution"
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
List of Articles for the Frigate "Constitution"
Description
Hodgdon is asked to have the military stores on the enclosed list transported to Boston for the use of the Frigate "Constitution." McHenry wants to know what part of these articles are deposited in the public stores.
year created
1798
month created
04
day created
09
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in collection
note
Enclosed in McHenry to Unknown, 06/12/1797.
No author is shown but the document is in McHenry's letterbook.
Included is the the list of military stores for the "Constitution."
No author is shown but the document is in McHenry's letterbook.
Included is the the list of military stores for the "Constitution."
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
James McHenry
Secretary of War
notable location
War Office
Boston
Massachusetts
notable item/thing
pairs of pistols
stools of grape and canister shot
double headed chain shot
round shot
12 pounders
24 pounders
muskets with accoutrements
brass hilted hangers with belts for sergeants
suits of sergeant's clothing
blankets
private's clothing including musician's and corporal's
drums complete with spare heads
fifes with slings
musket flints
flints for blunderbusses
assorted flints
flannel cartridges
portfires
priming tubes
dressed sheep skins
match stuff
cannon cartridge paper
musket cartridge paper
pistol cartridge paper
pouch barrels
spermacita or wax candles
lynch stocks
frigate Constitution
document number
1798040900201
page start
8
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | XLF24 (19 pages) | Collection: Subject File of the Naval Records Collection | B: 711, F: 2 |
| [view document] (2 pages) | XLF24a (19 pages) | Collection: Subject File of the Naval Records Collection | B: 711, F: 2 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Hodgdon | [unknown] | [n/a] |