Cartidge Paper for the Ship of War "Delaware"

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Cartidge Paper for the Ship of War "Delaware"

Description

Harris is asked to deliver to Captain Decatur for the ship of war "Delaware" a sufficient amount of cartridge paper for 800 nine-pound and 200 six -pound cartridges. This quantity is to be in lieu of the 1000 nine and six-pound blank cartridges ordered earlier for that ship.

year created

1798

month created

06

day created

12

author

sent from location

War Department

recipient

in image

note

Author is not shown but the document is in McHenry's letterbook.
Enclosed in Hodgdon to Unknown, 06/12/1797.

notable person/group

John Harris
Captain Decatur
[James McHenry]

notable location

War Department

document number

1798061215201

page start

19

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (19 pages) XLF24 (19 pages) Collection: Subject File of the Naval Records Collection B: 711, F: 2
[view document] (19 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 Department [n/a]
Recipient John Harris [unknown] [n/a]