Exhibit of the Expenses of the National Armory at Springfield
Item
Type
Document Signed
Title
Exhibit of the Expenses of the National Armory at Springfield
Description
"The Secretary of War lays before the Senate of the United States, an exhibit of the expenses of the national armory at Springfield, Massachusetts together with the fullest information he has been able to obtain relative to the said establishment."
year created
1800
month created
01
day created
06
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in publication
in image
notable person/group
James McHenry
Senate of the United States
Superintendent of the Armory
artificers
apprentices
notable location
War Department
notable item/thing
annual expenditures
muskets annually fabricated
public buildings
machinery
tools
fabrication of arms
separate accounts
workshops
works
labor-saving machines
defects
iron
wages of workmen
rations
wear of grindstones
charcoal
sea coal
musket stocks
emery
oil
buff leather
cast steel
brass
crucibles
wire
screws
sand paper
tallow
clothing
files
contingent charges
cost to the United States
price of the ration
high prices offered artificers
private contractors
notable phrase
There should be power vested in the Secretary of War, under the direction of the President, to vary the compensation of the superintendents and master armorers. Superintendents, in particular, are subjected to expenses which attaches to their stations and cannot be avoided by them.
document number
1800010600201
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| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (7 pages) | NMO22 (7 pages) | Collection: Transcribed Reports and Communications Transmitted by the Executive Branch to the Senate, 1789-1819. (RG46) (M1257, rolls 1-3) | M1257, roll 1-3 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: American State Papers, Mil. Affrs | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Senate of the United States | [unknown] | [n/a] |