Request for Issue of Assorted Ammunition & Military Supplies to Fort Sumner
Item
Type
Document Signed
Title
Request for Issue of Assorted Ammunition & Military Supplies to Fort Sumner
Description
Directs issue of supplies to Fort Sumner in Portland, Mass. (now Maine), including: cannon ammunition, supplies for making cartridges, raw minerals, a pair of steelyards, and slowmatch.
year created
1800
month created
12
day created
03
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
notable person/group
John Harris
Samuel Hodgdon
quartermaster General
commanding officer
notable location
Philadelphia
Fort Sumner
Portland
Massachusetts
notable item/thing
sundries
transportation
supplies
cannon ball eighteen pounder
cannon ball twelve pounder
cartridge paper
powder horns with belts
needles
twine
thread
salt petre
saltpeter
sulphur
sulfur
antimony
slow match
pair of steelyards
document number
1800120328201
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | XBC21 (2 pages) | Collection: Consolidated Correspondence File, 1794-1890. (RG92) | short list supplies 4 Ft Sumner Mass |
| [view document] (2 pages) | XBC21a (2 pages) | Collection: Consolidated Correspondence File, 1794-1890. (RG92) | short list supplies 4 Ft Sumner Mass |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Harris | Philadelphia | [n/a] |