Request for Issue of Musket Stocks to Arms Manufacturers in Danbury, Connecticut
Item
Type
Document Signed
Title
Request for Issue of Musket Stocks to Arms Manufacturers in Danbury, Connecticut
Description
Directs issue of 200 musket stocks to contractors in Danbury, CT, for use in arms manufacture. There is also a note describing some mitigating circumstance in the delivery, presumably written by John Harris.
year created
1799
month created
06
day created
24
author
secondary author
recipient
in collection
note
2 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, one with photograph images of the same.
author note
James McHenry; Samuel Hodgdon.
notable person/group
John Harris
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
John Wilkins Jr
Quartermaster General
Joseph Clark and Co
contractors
Captain Homideau
notable location
War Office
Danbury, Connecticut
notable item/thing
fabricating small arms
seasoned black walnut musket stocks
gun stocks
document number
1799062400201
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) | XBP03 (1 pages) | Collection: Consolidated Correspondence File, 1794-1890. (RG92) | [unknown] |
| [view document] (1 pages) | XBP03a (1 pages) | Collection: Consolidated Correspondence File, 1794-1890. (RG92) | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Author | Unknown Author | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Harris | [unknown] | [n/a] |