Wadsworth, Decius (1768-1821) [Circular concerning ordnance and ordnance stores]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.718.03 Author/Creator: Wadsworth, Decius (1768-1821) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Printed letter Date: 1 June 1813 Pagination: 2 p. ; 24 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
Issued by the Ordnance Department. Outlines how ordnance should be classed and prints a copy of the fifth section of ordnance regulations passed by the War Department on 20 April 1813, which pertained to making ordnance reports. Wadsworth was the commissary general of ordnance.
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