Request for John Wilkins Jr. to Deliver Mortars and Howitzers to Newport
Item
Type
Document Signed
Title
Request for John Wilkins Jr. to Deliver Mortars and Howitzers to Newport
Description
Request signed by McHenry and Hodgdon addressed to John Harris, for John Wilkins Jr. to deliver for transportation to Newport Rhode Island, three 13-inch brass mortars with the iron for the beds, four 8-inch howitzers with traveling carriages, six 5.5-inch howitzers,
year created
1800
month created
05
day created
13
secondary author
recipient
in collection
author note
James McHenry; Samuel Hodgdon
notable person/group
John Harris
John Wilkins Jr., Samuel Hodgdon, James McHenry
notable location
War Department
Newport, Rhode Island
notable item/thing
Mortars
Irons
Carriages
Howitzers
document number
1800051300001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | XBP07 (4 pages) | Collection: Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, Philadelphia, Pa., Arsenal, 1798-99. | [unknown] |
| [view document] (2 pages) | XBP07a (2 pages) | Collection: Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, Philadelphia, Pa., Arsenal, 1798-99. | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | ZWG03 (0 pages) | Collection: Record of Disbursements by the Commissary General of Military Stores Department and Supply Orders of the Superintendent of Military Stores, Oct 2, 1780-June 2, 1781 and July 26, 1799-Aug 19, 1801. (RG93) (M927) | V: 10, P: 41 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Hodgdon | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Author | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Harris | [unknown] | [n/a] |