Regarding the Selling of Gun-Making Materials to a Contractor
Item
Type
Document Signed
Title
Regarding the Selling of Gun-Making Materials to a Contractor
Description
Notifies Harris that Robert McCormick has requested to purchase gun-making materials from the military stores, due to a lack of water [power?] at his own production facility. Directs Harris to sell McCormick the supplies he asks for, and deliver the money to the Treasury via a War Department clerk.
year created
1799
month created
08
day created
16
author
recipient
in collection
author note
James McHenry; Samuel Hodgdon.
notable person/group
John Harris
Samuel Hodgdon
James McHenry
Treasury Department
John Harris
Secretary of War
Treasurer
contractor
Robert McCormick
notable location
works
War Department
notable item/thing
water
scarcity of water
materials
contract
public stores
pay
articles
monies
cost
guns
document number
1799081600401
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (6 pages) | XBZ13 (6 pages) | Collection: Consolidated Correspondence File, 1794-1890. (RG92) | Box 1239A |
| [view document] (2 pages) | XBZ13a (2 pages) | Collection: Consolidated Correspondence File, 1794-1890. (RG92) | Box 1239A |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Harris | [unknown] | [n/a] |