Request for Delivery of Muskets & Ammunition to East Coast Ports
Item
Type
Document Signed
Title
Request for Delivery of Muskets & Ammunition to East Coast Ports
Description
Directs issue of 1,000 stand of arms & accoutrements and 25,000 musket cartridges each to the ports of Wilmington North Carolina, Charleston South Carolina, and Savannah Georgia.
year created
1798
month created
05
day created
23
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
note
Candidacy for DEII due to exceptionally large shipments of arms and ammunition, shortly before the official date given for the beginning of the Quasi-War, July 7 1798.
2 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, one with photograph images of the same.
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
James McHenry
Secretary of War
Samuel Hodgdon
notable location
War Department
Wilmington North Carolina
Charleston South Carolina
Savannah Georgia
Philadelphia
War Office
ports
notable item/thing
arms
accoutrements
musket cartridges
document number
1798052315002
page start
1
number of pages
1
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | XBM12 (1 pages) | Collection: Consolidated Correspondence File, 1794-1890. (RG92) | [unknown] |
| [view document] (1 pages) | XBN12a (1 pages) | Collection: [Untitled] | [unknown] |
| [view document] (1 pages) | XBM12a (1 pages) | Collection: Consolidated Correspondence File, 1794-1890. (RG92) | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | War Department | Samuel Hodgdon; |
| Recipient | John Harris | [unknown] | [n/a] |