Requests Orders for Cannon Powder

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

Requests Orders for Cannon Powder

Description

Requests order for delivery of cannon powder to James Watson to prove guns.

year created

1798

month created

09

day created

15

author

Benjamin Stoddert

sent from location

Navy Department

recipient

James McHenry

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)

in image

ZWV17
ZWV17a

notable person/group

James McHenry
Benjamin Stoddart
James Watson
Secretary of War
Secretary of Navy

notable location

Navy Department
New York

notable item/thing

cannon powder
cannon
guns
proving
delivery
casks

document number

1798091540001

page start

1

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[view document] (1 pages) ZWV17 (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: 6
[view document] (1 pages) ZWV17a (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: 6

Document names

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