Armstrong, John, Jr. 1758-1843 to Decius Wadsworth
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03436.02 Author/Creator: Armstrong, John, Jr. 1758-1843 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 April 1813 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy
Secretary of War Armstrong authorizes Colonel Wadsworth, then commissary general for ordnance, to gather all the arms he can for the defense of Baltimore, Maryland. Notes in a postscript that the arms will be delivered to the brigade quartermaster of the Maryland militia. Signed twice by Armstrong.
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