Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) [Endorsement authorizing U.S. Navy to store munitions at Fort Mifflin]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02027 Author/Creator: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Endorsement signed Date: 13 June 1865 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 34.8 x 21.1 cm. Order a Copy
Document signed by Commodore Henry K. Hoff as Inspector of Ordnance. Written to Commander Henry Alexander Wise as the Chief of Bureau of Ordnance. Marked "No. 272" Says there is enough room for 500 barrels of powder in the magazine at Fort Mifflin. Contains several dockets on the recto of second page. There is a second signature of Hoff as well as a note with the illegible signature R. Julick of the Assistant Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance that says General Alexander B. Dyer was asked about storing powder in Fort Mifflin. There is a note dated 14 June and signed by General Dyer saying the army does not need the magazine and that the navy can use it. Another signed by Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant says this letter is being forwarded to the Secretary of War. Following note giving approval is signed by Assistant Secretary of War Charles A. Dana.
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