Request to deliver worst of the old muskets to the Secretary of Navy

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

Request to deliver worst of the old muskets to the Secretary of Navy

Description

The Secretary at War authorizes the transfer of 700 of "the worst of the old muskets now in store" to the Navy, to be valued by Mr. Nicholson and charged to Tench Francis, purveyor. On the same document is a note from Benjamin Stoddert Secretary of Navy expressing irritation as to why there is difficulty on delivering the guns to Tench Francis Purveyor.

year created

1798

month created

08

day created

13

author

James McHenry

sent from location

War Department

recipient

John Harris

in collection

Letters Sent by the Secretary of the Navy to Federal Executive Agents (Letters to President, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Letters to (Requisitions on) Secretary of the Treasury and other Treasury Department Officials), June 1798-June 1824. (RG45)

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ZWZ21
ZWZ21a

note

Enclosed in Stoddert to Francis, 08/24/1798.

notable person/group

John Harris
James McHenry
Tench Francis
Purveyor
Benjamin Stoddert
Secretary Navy
Secretary of War
Navy
War Department
Navy Department

notable location

War Department
Philadelphia
Department Navy
Department War

notable item/thing

muskets

notable idea/issue

Department of War and Department Navy friction

document number

1798081300801

page start

3

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[view document] (3 pages) ZWZ21 (3 pages) Collection: Letters Sent by the Secretary of the Navy to Federal Executive Agents (Letters to President, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Letters to (Requisitions on) Secretary of the Treasury and other Treasury Department Officials), June 1798-June 1824. (RG45) P: 52
[view document] (1 pages) ZWZ21a (1 pages) Collection: Letters Sent by the Secretary of the Navy to Federal Executive Agents (Letters to President, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Letters to (Requisitions on) Secretary of the Treasury and other Treasury Department Officials), June 1798-June 1824. (RG45) P: 52

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author James McHenry War Department [n/a]
Recipient John Harris [unknown] [n/a]