Request for Issue of Powder & Lead for Proving Gun Barrels

Item

Type

Document Signed

Title

Request for Issue of Powder & Lead for Proving Gun Barrels

Description

Directs issue of powder & lead for use in proving gun barrels.

year created

1800

month created

05

day created

16

author

secondary author

recipient

in image

note

3 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, one without images, and one with photograph images of the same.

author note

James McHenry; Samuel Hodgdon.

notable person/group

John Harris
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
John Nicholson

notable location

War Department

notable item/thing

gunpowder
lead
gun barrels
proving musket barrels

document number

1800051600101

page start

1

number of pages

2

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (5 pages) XBU11 (5 pages) Collection: Consolidated Correspondence File, 1794-1890. (RG92) [unknown]
[view document] (2 pages) XBU11a (2 pages) Collection: Consolidated Correspondence File, 1794-1890. (RG92) [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) ZWF25 (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) P: 41

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author James McHenry [unknown] [n/a]
Author Samuel Hodgdon [unknown] [n/a]
Recipient John Harris [unknown] [n/a]