Request for Temporary Issue of Rifles, Accoutrements, & Tomahawks to Volunteers

Item

Type

Letter Signed

Title

Request for Temporary Issue of Rifles, Accoutrements, & Tomahawks to Volunteers

Description

Temporary issue of rifles, accoutrements, & tomahawks to volunteer company.

short description

Ltr, dir rifles for volunteer company

year created

1799

month created

01

day created

14

author

recipient

in image

note

2 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, one with photograph images of the same.

author note

James McHenry; Samuel Hodgdon.

recipient note

John Harris

notable person/group

John Harris
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
Lieut John McClallen
Captain Samuel Howell
volunteer company
President

notable location

War Department

notable item/thing

rifles
bullet moulds
bullet bags
powder horns
tomahawks
accounts

notable phrase

to be accounted for or returned at the expiration of the engagement other discharge of the company pursuant to the 3d section of the supplement to the act authorizing the President to raise a provisional army
let the rifles be as near the same calibre as may be

document number

1799011400201

page start

1

number of pages

2

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) XBR16 (2 pages) Collection: Consolidated Correspondence File, 1794-1890. (RG92) [unknown]
[view document] (2 pages) XBR16a (2 pages) Collection: Consolidated Correspondence File, 1794-1890. (RG92) [unknown]

Document names

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