Request for Issue of French & American Muskets, for Proving

Item

Type

Document Signed

Title

Request for Issue of French & American Muskets, for Proving

Description

Directs issue of twenty muskets, ten French and ten American-made, for the purpose of proving them.

year created

1798

month created

05

day created

14

author

recipient

in collection

in image

note

2 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, one with photograph images of the same.

author note

Authors: James McHenry; Samuel Hodgdon.

notable person/group

John Harris
military storekeeper
garrison Fort Mifflin
John Steele
Major Lewis Tousard
Secretary of War
Samuel Hodgdon

notable location

Fort Mifflin
War Department

notable item/thing

sundries
knapsacks
haversacks
bayonets
scabbards
sergeant's swords
belts

document number

1798051415101

page start

1

number of pages

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (1 pages) XBM01 (1 pages) Collection: [Untitled] [unknown]
[view document] (1 pages) XBN01a (1 pages) Collection: [Untitled] [unknown]
[view document] (2 pages) XBM01a (2 pages) Collection: [Untitled] [unknown]

Document names

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