Request for Issue of Powder for Proving of Musket Barrels

Item

Type

Letter Signed

Title

Request for Issue of Powder for Proving of Musket Barrels

Description

Delivery of musket powder for proving musket barrels.

short description

Ltr, dir give power to prove barrels

year created

1799

month created

01

day created

29

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
multiple
John Nichols

notable location

War Department

notable item/thing

deliver
cask of musket powder for proving gun barrells.

document number

1799012900101

page start

1

number of pages

2

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) XBR14 (2 pages) Collection: Consolidated Correspondence File, 1794-1890. (RG92) [unknown]
[view document] (2 pages) XBR14a (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]