Request for Issue of Musket Stocks to Robert McCormick

Item

Type

Document Signed

Title

Request for Issue of Musket Stocks to Robert McCormick

Description

Directs John Harris to deliver musket stocks to Robert McCormick to complete the number of muskets he contracted to make for Secretary of Treasury.

short description

Ltr, dir issue of musket stocks

year created

1800

month created

05

day created

31

secondary author

recipient

in image

note

2 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, one without images.

author note

James McHenry; Samuel Hodgdon.

notable person/group

John Harris
Secretary of Treasury
Robert McCormick
contractor
merchant
craftsman
storekeeper

notable location

War Department
War Office

notable item/thing

musket stocks
artillery
armaments

notable idea/issue

charge
contract
construct
make
fabricate
fulfillment
payment

document number

1800053100701

page start

1

number of pages

1

transcription

War Office
May 31 1800
Gun stocks to be [del?] to Robert McCormick
SH

War Department May 31 1800
Sir,
Be pleased to deliver to Robert McCormick Nine hundred and seven Musket Stocks to complete the number of Muskets he has contracted to make for the Secretary of the Treasury -- to be charged to him and paid for on heretofore.
James W Henry
Samuel Hodgdon
Mr John Harris

Item sets

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (5 pages) XCM21 (5 pages) Collection: Consolidated Correspondence File, 1794-1890. (RG92) B: 769
[view document] (1 pages) XCM21a (1 pages) Collection: Consolidated Correspondence File, 1794-1890. (RG92) B: 769
[view document] (0 pages) ZWG22 (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: 50

Document names

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