Iron Eighteen Pound Shot to be Shipped on the Algerian Vessel

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Iron Eighteen Pound Shot to be Shipped on the Algerian Vessel

Description

Harris is asked to deliver to Joshua Humphreys 1,988 iron eighteen pound shot now on board the sloop "Eliza" from New York. It is to be transferred to the Algerian vessel for shipment.

year created

1798

month created

06

day created

12

secondary author

sent from location

War Department

recipient

in image

author note

Timothy Pickering; Samuel Hodgdon

notable person/group

John Harris
Timothy Pickering, Secretary of War Pro Tem
Samuel Hodgdon
Joshua Humphreys

notable location

War Department

document number

1798061200201

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (1 pages) XLD18 (1 pages) Collection: Subject File of the Naval Records Collection VD
[view document] (1 pages) XLD18a (1 pages) Collection: Subject File of the Naval Records Collection VD

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Timothy Pickering War Department [n/a]
Author Samuel Hodgdon [unknown] [n/a]
Recipient John Harris [unknown] [n/a]