Smith & Shepherd's Contract for Clothing
Item
Type
Copy of document
Title
Smith & Shepherd's Contract for Clothing
Description
Smith & Shepherd have completed their contact for the clothing for the levies and Mr. Hodgdon has receipted to them for same. Some of the articles were not equal to the pattern and others were superior but on the whole Hodgdon judges that Smith & Shepherd have successfully executed their contract. Additional overalls have been commissioned so that the soldiers will have clean pairs.
short description
Smith & Shepherd's Contract for Clothing
year created
1791
month created
05
day created
24
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in image
author note
Henry Knox
recipient note
Alexander Hamilton
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Messers Smith and Shepherd
Samuel Hodgdon
quartermaster
soldiers
notable location
War Department
notable item/thing
contract of clothing
clothing
contract
receipt
report
articles
patterns
levies
linen overalls
kept tolerably clean
overalls of Russia sheeting
drilling
contract price
payment
document number
1791052400001
page start
1
transcription
Letter from the Secretary at War respecting Mess<sup>rs</sup> Smith & Shepherd's Contract for Clothing
War-department,<br />May 24<sup>th</sup> 1791
Sir
I have the honor to inform you that Mess<sup>rs</sup> Smith and Shepherd have completed their contract of clothing for the levies, and that Mr. Hodgdon, the quarter master, has receipted to them for the same, agreeably to the copy herein inclosed, marked '''A'''.
I also transmit Mr. Hodgdon's report to me, relative to the clothing, marked '''B'''. Although some of the articles were not equal to the patterns, yet others were superior, and on the whole, I am of opinion, all circumstances considered, that Mess<sup>rs</sup> Smith and Shepherd, have well and expeditiously executed the contract of clothing for the levies.
Upon
Upon reconsidering the articles of clothing for the levies, as stated in my estimate of the 10<sup>th</sup> of March 1791, it appears that with one pair of linen overalls only, it would be impossible that the soldiers of the corps could be kept tolerably clean--I therefore directed Smith and Shepherd, the contractors for the clothing, to make Two thousand additional Overalls of Russia Sheeting, so that every non-commissioned officer and private will have two pairs of overalls, one pair of drilling, and one of Russia sheeting--For these latter pair, they will be charged by the public at the contract price--to wit--ninety four cents.
I shall thank you to arrange the payment with Mess<sup>rs</sup> Smith and Shepherd for these additional overalls.
I have the honor to be<br />Sir
The honorable<br />The Secretary of the Treasury.
The United States with Smith & Shepperd
Philadelphia 20 May 1791
The United States
To Smith & Shepperd
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
! Dollars [cents?]
|-
| Lo. [checkmark] 1664 Private [undecipherable]
|
|-
| [checkmark] 144 Sergeants d<sup>o</sup>
|
|-
| [checkmark] 144 Corporals d<sup>o</sup>
|
|-
| 1952 [total]
| 3 dollars [56?]
|-
| [checkmark] L18 musicians
| 4.75 d<sup>o</sup> 28
|-
| [checkmark] 42 Vests
| 1.25 d<sup>o</sup> 500
|-
| [checkmark] 42 pair Woolen Overals
| 1.50 d<sup>o</sup> 63
|-
| [checkmark] 2000 Drilling ditto
| 1.25 d<sup>o</sup> [undecipherable]
|-
| [checkmark] 2000 Sheeling? ditto
| 94 d<sup>o</sup> 30
|-
| [checkmark] 4263 Shirts
| 90 d<sup>o</sup> 6. .. 70
|-
| [checkmark] 2009 Stocks
| 12 d<sup>o</sup> 1. 8
|-
| [checkmark] 2002 Stock buckles
| 6 d<sup>o</sup> 2 .. 12
|-
| [checkmark] 22 pair Shoe ditto
| 12 d<sup>o</sup> 2. 64
|-
| [checkmark] 2650 blankets
| [undecipherable] 33 d<sup>o</sup> + 524 . 50
|-
| [checkmark] 2000 Hatts
| 60 d<sup>o</sup> 200
|-
| [checkmark] 4044 pair Shoe
| 80 d<sup>o</sup> 3235 . 20
|-
|
| Dolls 25187. 24
|}
Supra . ____ C
By a Warrant of the Treasurer of the United States for } <ins>11.000</ins>
By law due Smith Shepperd Dollars <ins>14.187 24</ins>
Quarters Office
June 7th 1791
The above Balance brought [undecipherable] Doll<sup>s</sup>. 12.124. 24
from which deduct the followin<sup>g</sup> overcharges_by
the 42. Musicians Costs 10 Cents and Doll<sup>s</sup> 4.20
the 2650 Blankets 30 Cents each -- [checkmark] 795
[total] <ins>799.8</ins>
Comptrollers Office June 10<sup>th</sup> 1791 } true Ball Dolls 13.387. 44
[undecipherable]
War-department,<br />May 24<sup>th</sup> 1791
Sir
I have the honor to inform you that Mess<sup>rs</sup> Smith and Shepherd have completed their contract of clothing for the levies, and that Mr. Hodgdon, the quarter master, has receipted to them for the same, agreeably to the copy herein inclosed, marked '''A'''.
I also transmit Mr. Hodgdon's report to me, relative to the clothing, marked '''B'''. Although some of the articles were not equal to the patterns, yet others were superior, and on the whole, I am of opinion, all circumstances considered, that Mess<sup>rs</sup> Smith and Shepherd, have well and expeditiously executed the contract of clothing for the levies.
Upon
Upon reconsidering the articles of clothing for the levies, as stated in my estimate of the 10<sup>th</sup> of March 1791, it appears that with one pair of linen overalls only, it would be impossible that the soldiers of the corps could be kept tolerably clean--I therefore directed Smith and Shepherd, the contractors for the clothing, to make Two thousand additional Overalls of Russia Sheeting, so that every non-commissioned officer and private will have two pairs of overalls, one pair of drilling, and one of Russia sheeting--For these latter pair, they will be charged by the public at the contract price--to wit--ninety four cents.
I shall thank you to arrange the payment with Mess<sup>rs</sup> Smith and Shepherd for these additional overalls.
I have the honor to be<br />Sir
The honorable<br />The Secretary of the Treasury.
The United States with Smith & Shepperd
Philadelphia 20 May 1791
The United States
To Smith & Shepperd
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
! Dollars [cents?]
|-
| Lo. [checkmark] 1664 Private [undecipherable]
|
|-
| [checkmark] 144 Sergeants d<sup>o</sup>
|
|-
| [checkmark] 144 Corporals d<sup>o</sup>
|
|-
| 1952 [total]
| 3 dollars [56?]
|-
| [checkmark] L18 musicians
| 4.75 d<sup>o</sup> 28
|-
| [checkmark] 42 Vests
| 1.25 d<sup>o</sup> 500
|-
| [checkmark] 42 pair Woolen Overals
| 1.50 d<sup>o</sup> 63
|-
| [checkmark] 2000 Drilling ditto
| 1.25 d<sup>o</sup> [undecipherable]
|-
| [checkmark] 2000 Sheeling? ditto
| 94 d<sup>o</sup> 30
|-
| [checkmark] 4263 Shirts
| 90 d<sup>o</sup> 6. .. 70
|-
| [checkmark] 2009 Stocks
| 12 d<sup>o</sup> 1. 8
|-
| [checkmark] 2002 Stock buckles
| 6 d<sup>o</sup> 2 .. 12
|-
| [checkmark] 22 pair Shoe ditto
| 12 d<sup>o</sup> 2. 64
|-
| [checkmark] 2650 blankets
| [undecipherable] 33 d<sup>o</sup> + 524 . 50
|-
| [checkmark] 2000 Hatts
| 60 d<sup>o</sup> 200
|-
| [checkmark] 4044 pair Shoe
| 80 d<sup>o</sup> 3235 . 20
|-
|
| Dolls 25187. 24
|}
Supra . ____ C
By a Warrant of the Treasurer of the United States for } <ins>11.000</ins>
By law due Smith Shepperd Dollars <ins>14.187 24</ins>
Quarters Office
June 7th 1791
The above Balance brought [undecipherable] Doll<sup>s</sup>. 12.124. 24
from which deduct the followin<sup>g</sup> overcharges_by
the 42. Musicians Costs 10 Cents and Doll<sup>s</sup> 4.20
the 2650 Blankets 30 Cents each -- [checkmark] 795
[total] <ins>799.8</ins>
Comptrollers Office June 10<sup>th</sup> 1791 } true Ball Dolls 13.387. 44
[undecipherable]
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Document instances
In image | In source | Location in source | |
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[view document] (7 pages) | YCQ10 (7 pages) | Collection: Settled Miscellaneous Treasury Accounts, Sept. 7, 1790 - Sept 29, 1894. (RG217) (M235) | B:2, P:10 |
Document names
Type | Name | Location | Notes |
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Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |