Ingraham, John, fl. 1797 [Receipt for cannon balls from Captain John Bryant]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03432.032 Author/Creator: Ingraham, John, fl. 1797 Place Written: Hartford, Connecticut Type: Autograph document signed Date: 5 August 1797 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 17.5 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy
Records the receipt of ordnance from the armory in Springfield, Massachusetts "for the frigate building in Boston for the United States" (the USS Constitution), which Captain Ingraham promised to deliver to Henry Jackson.
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