| Notes: | The report is signed by C. Niswanger, Quartermaster General of Ohio, and is dated February 25, 1840. It includes two tables: "Amount of public arms distributed since 1833 to date," shows the numbers of muskets, equipments, rifles, pistols, sabres, calvary equipments, and cannon equipments that were distributed to each division; and "Distributions of public arms, previous to 1833," shows the number of muskets, rifles, pistols, and sabres distributed to each division.
"February 25, 1840."--Title page.
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| Summary: | "In obedience to your resolution without date, viz: Resolved, That the Quarter Master General be requested to report to the Senate, as soon as practicable, what arms are in his possession belonging to the state--what kind of arms, and what order said arms are in--and what divisions have received arms--and what have not received any--and if the arms and ordnance in his possession are in perfect order--and what disposition he proposes to make of the same--and any other information on the subject in his possession. I have the honor to state, in reply to the foregoing inquiries, the subjoined tables, marked (A and B.), will show what public arms are in my possession--and what divisions have received arms at different times, up to 1826."--Page 3.
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