Request for Issue of Portfires for Testing Ships' Guns
Item
Type
Document Signed
Title
Request for Issue of Portfires for Testing Ships' Guns
Description
Directs issue of portfires for use in proving ships' guns.
year created
1798
month created
06
day created
30
author
recipient
note
2 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, one with photograph images of the same.
author note
James McHenry; Samuel Hodgdon.
notable person/group
John Harris
military storekeeper
Algerine vessel
Samuel Hodgdon
Tench Francis
purveyor
Secretary of War
notable location
Portsmouth
New Hampshire
War Office
notable item/thing
proving guns
portfires
document number
1798063000100
page start
1
number of pages
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | XBN15 (1 pages) | Collection: Consolidated Correspondence File, 1794-1890. (RG92) | B:1203 |
| [view document] (1 pages) | XBM15a (1 pages) | Collection: [Untitled] | [unknown] |
| [view document] (2 pages) | XBN15a (2 pages) | Collection: Consolidated Correspondence File, 1794-1890. (RG92) | B:1203 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Harris | [unknown] | [n/a] |