Receipt of equipment, shoddy weapons
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Receipt of equipment, shoddy weapons
Description
Harris received a shipment of saddles, uniforms, and weaponry. The cannon received held up to a test firing, but the muskets show inferior quality and poor workmanship
short description
Receipt of equipment, shoddy weapons
year created
1799
month created
06
day created
19
author
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
James McHenry
John Harris
Captain Rogers
Colonel Ebenezer Stevens
notable location
New York
notable item/thing
trunks
boxes
saddlery
saddles
chest of German manufactured arms
arms
barrels
powder
lead
muskets
bayonets
iron
locks
stocks
document number
1799061940101
page start
1
number of pages
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | KAG06 (1 pages) | Collection: Rufus King Papers | RK 527. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Harris | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |