Request for Issue of Powder for Proving of Musket Barrels

Item

Type

Letter Signed

Title

Request for Issue of Powder for Proving of Musket Barrels

Description

McHenry requests that Harris deliver to John Nicholson one quarter cask of musket powder for testing gun barrels.

year created

1799

month created

02

day created

25

author

sent from location

War Dept.

recipient

in image

note

2 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, one with photograph images of the same.

notable person/group

James McHenry
John Harris
Samuel Hodgdon
John Nicholson

notable location

War Office
War Department

notable item/thing

one quarter cask of musket powder
proving gun barrels

document number

1799022500000

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (1 pages) XBO09 (1 pages) Collection: Consolidated Correspondence File, 1794-1890. (RG92) B:1203
[view document] (1 pages) XBO09a (1 pages) Collection: Consolidated Correspondence File, 1794-1890. (RG92) B:1203

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author James McHenry War Dept. [n/a]
Recipient John Harris [unknown] [n/a]