On September 16, 1795, President George Washington wrote Secretary of War Timothy Pickering proposing that the federal government establish an armory and arsenal at Harpers Ferry.
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Letter from George Washington to
Timothy Pickering, on Harpers Ferry Armory
"Establishment of the Harpers Ferry Armory"
Letter from John Mackey to
Samuel Hodgdon, 1798, on Harpers Ferry Armory (Boyd B. Stutler Collection)
Letter from John Mackey to
Samuel Hodgdon, 1799 on Harpers Ferry Armory (Boyd B. Stutler Collection)
James Greer Patent Claim (Harpers Ferry
Armory)
Abstract of Public Property at
Harpers Ferry
Extracts of Testimony and
Documents on Superintendence of National Armories
Document-Based Questions