Tryon, Geo. W.

Name	Street	Town	State	From	To
Tryon, Geo. W.		Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	1814

Patent	Date	Remarks

Contract	for

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National Archives r.g. 92 Geo. W. Tryon received from John M. Taylor, M. S. K. US Arsenal 1 pistol barrel, 1 stock, 1 lock,l cap,l guard. April 28, 1814. Hick's Vol. II Page 64 Commissary General Office Philadelphia, May 19, 1814 M. T. Wickham U.S. Inspector of Arms "Sir: Mr. Tryon has consented to make the pistols with wipers etc. at $6. 50 per pair. Please to examine the pistol made by him critically and give me your opinion of it. I send by bearer both pistols. Will be glad to see you after such examination. What is Starr's saber for non-commissioned officers ? Respectfully Collender Irvine" "Commissary General's Office Philadelphia May 25, 1824 Jno. M. Taylor M. S, K. Sir: Please issue to Mr. Geo. W. Tryon for the purpose of making pistols, 276 pistol locks, 276 pistol stocks, 276 barrels, 276 sets of brass mountings sufficient to have made 276 pistols. Collender Irvine Commissary General R.G. 92 National Archives George W. Tryon ----- Received from John M. Taylor on May 27, 1814. 276 pistol barrels, 276 pistol stocks, 157 pistol locks, 119 musket locks, 540 heel plates. Hick's Vol. I1 Page 65 Commissary Generals Office Philadelphia April 14, 1815 Mr. Wickham Sir : Mr. Tryon called this morning and informed me that the pistol stocks delivered him are exceptionable. I desired him to return them informing that he should receive good ones in lieu of them, please attend to it. Collender Irvine Hick's Vol. I Page 42 Statement of Contracts made with Commissary General of Purchase etc, for Ordnance stores remaining unexpired and for which money will be required to the end of 1816. Commissary Generals Office Philadelphia Nov. 3, 1815 276 pistols . . . . To be repaired by G, W, Tryon, Philadelphia and delivered to the U, S. Arsenal at $3.25 Dollars each .... $897.00 Commissary Generals Office of Purchases Entry 45 Page 80 Gso. W. Tryon delivered Dec. 21, 1815 at $2.81 each .......276 pistols. This explains the "Tryon" on the English Ketlish lock and also "Tryon Philadelphia" on the Birmingham English proof-marked brass barrel.

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National Archives r.g. 92

Geo. W. Tryon received from John M. Taylor, M. S. K. US Arsenal 1 pistol barrel, 1 stock, 1 lock,l cap,l guard. April 28, 1814.

Hick's Vol. II Page 64

Commissary General Office
Philadelphia, May 19, 1814
M. T. Wickham
U.S. Inspector of Arms

"Sir:
Mr. Tryon has consented to make the pistols with wipers etc.
at $6. 50 per pair. Please to examine the pistol made by him
critically and give me your opinion of it. I send by bearer both
pistols. Will be glad to see you after such examination. What is
Starr's saber for non-commissioned officers ?
Respectfully
Collender Irvine"

"Commissary General's Office
Philadelphia May 25, 1824
Jno. M. Taylor
M. S, K.
Sir:
Please issue to Mr. Geo. W. Tryon for the purpose of making
pistols, 276 pistol locks, 276 pistol stocks, 276 barrels,
276 sets of brass mountings sufficient to have made 276 pistols.
Collender Irvine
Commissary General

R.G. 92 National Archives

George W. Tryon ----- Received from John M. Taylor on May 27, 1814. 276 pistol
barrels, 276 pistol stocks, 157 pistol locks, 119 musket locks, 540 heel plates.

Hick's Vol. I1 Page 65

Commissary Generals Office
Philadelphia April 14, 1815
Mr. Wickham
Sir :
Mr. Tryon called this morning and informed me that the pistol
stocks delivered him are exceptionable. I desired him to return them
informing that he should receive good ones in lieu of them, please
attend to it.
Collender Irvine

Hick's Vol. I Page 42

Statement of Contracts made with Commissary General of Purchase etc, for Ordnance
stores remaining unexpired and for which money will be required to the end of
1816.
Commissary Generals Office
Philadelphia Nov. 3, 1815

276 pistols . . . . To be repaired by G, W, Tryon, Philadelphia and delivered to
the U, S. Arsenal at $3.25 Dollars each .... $897.00

Commissary Generals Office of Purchases Entry 45 Page 80

Gso. W. Tryon delivered Dec. 21, 1815 at $2.81 each .......276 pistols.

This explains the "Tryon" on the English Ketlish lock and also "Tryon Philadelphia"
on the Birmingham English proof-marked brass barrel.