Delivery of Saltpeter and Brimstone
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Delivery of Saltpeter and Brimstone
Description
Harris is asked to deliver to Philip Geisinger three hundred pounds of saltpeter and five hundred pounds of brimstone [sulphur] and a like quantity of each to Lawrence Jacoby, taking receipts from both men.
year created
1799
month created
05
day created
17
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
note
Included in McHenry to Harris, dated 5/17/1799.
author note
James McHenry; Samuel Hodgdon.
notable person/group
John Harris
Tench Francis
notable location
War Department
document number
1799051700301
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
Transcribe this document
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | XJK21 (2 pages) | Collection: Subject File of the Naval Records Collection | BA |
| [view document] (2 pages) | XJK21a (2 pages) | Collection: Subject File of the Naval Records Collection | BA |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Tench Francis | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Harris | [unknown] | [n/a] |