[Contracts for the Supply of Cannon]

Item

Type

Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Title

[Contracts for the Supply of Cannon]

Description

McHenry submitted the contracts to the House of Representatives. Details on the contract made by the Commissioner of Revenue and the Hope Furnace in Rhode Island for the fabrication of cannons of varying calibers. Two contracts with S. Hughes of Cecil County, MD furnace [forge].

year created

1798

month created

04

day created

12

author

in collection

note

print doc only

notable person/group

James McHenry, Congress
House of Representatives
President
Brown
Francis
Hope Furnace, Rhode Island
Samuel Hughes

notable location

House of Representatives
War Department
Cecil County
Maryland
Rhode Island
Hope Furnace
furnace
forge
Treasury

notable item/thing

shot
ammunition
arms
cannon
iron
metal
money

notable idea/issue

construction
fabrication
production
contract
approval
payment
contracted

document number

1798041200000

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[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 [unknown] [n/a]