Requests Order for Gun Powder

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

Requests Order for Gun Powder

Description

Committee at Boston has requested a frigate, and they will supply gun powder from the public store. Requests gun powder be delivered from Springfield to Boston.

year created

1799

month created

06

day created

01

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

ZWW06
ZWW06a

notable person/group

James McHenry
Benjamin Stoddart
John C. Jones
Secretary at War

notable location

Navy Department
Boston
Springfield
Massachusetts

document number

1799060140601

page start

1

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[view document] (1 pages) ZWW06a (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: 15

Document names

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