Request for Issue of Drums & Drumsticks
Item
Type
Document Signed
Title
Request for Issue of Drums & Drumsticks
Description
Directs issue of drums & drumsticks to Mud Island; two other notations by Major Tousard, as well as the document's envelope, suggest that they were actually meant for Fort Mifflin, and seem to have ended up there.
year created
1798
month created
05
day created
31
author
recipient
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
multiple
notable location
War Department
notable item/thing
Return for six drum heads and two pair drum sticks for the use of the garrison at Fort Mifflin
be pleased to deliver to sergeant John E. Morrison - six drum heads and two pairs drum sticks for the use of the garrison at Mud Island
document number
1798053115001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | XBM15 (2 pages) | Collection: Consolidated Correspondence File, 1794-1890. (RG92) | [unknown] |
| [view document] (1 pages) | XBN15a (2 pages) | Collection: [Untitled] | [unknown] |
| [view document] (1 pages) | XBM15a (1 pages) | Collection: Consolidated Correspondence File, 1794-1890. (RG92) | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Author | Lewis Tousard | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Harris | [unknown] | [n/a] |