Request for Order to Military Stores to Produce Weapons for Cutters, Eagle and Diligence

Item

Type

Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Title

Request for Order to Military Stores to Produce Weapons for Cutters, Eagle and Diligence

Description

Revenue Cutters, Eagle and Diligence required cutlasses, pistols, flints, and powder before they could set sail. Due to current state of calamity in Philadelphia, Stoddert requested and order be sent to Mr. Hodgdon or Mr. Harris for the articles required.

year created

1798

month created

09

day created

13

sent from location

Trenton

recipient

in collection

notable person/group

James McHenry
Benjamin Stoddert
Harris
Hodgdon
Humphreys

notable location

Trenton
Philadelphia
Military Store
sea

notable item/thing

cutlasses
pistols
flints
powder
cutters

notable idea/issue

requirement of articles

document number

1798091354200

number of pages

1

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Printed Versions [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: Naval Documents of the Quasi-War [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Benjamin Stoddert Trenton [n/a]
Recipient James McHenry [unknown] [n/a]