Regarding Purchase of Musical Instruments
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Regarding Purchase of Musical Instruments
Description
Letter, directs purchase of musical instruments for an army band.
short description
Ltr, dir buy band instruments for amry
year created
1797
month created
07
day created
07
author
sent from location
Detroit
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
Colonel John Wilkins Jr
General Wilkinson
Quartermaster General
notable location
Philadelphia
Detroit
notable item/thing
ordered me to purchase the following musical instruments which you will please to buy and forward
drum
bassoon
clarinets
pair of cymbals
triangles
tambourine
trumpets
horns
violins
hautboys
my stay at this place is so uncertain
future
I cannot write to you particularly but hope to be able by the next conveyance
Instruments for a band of music to be purchased for the army
document number
1797070780201
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | XFB07 (3 pages) | Collection: General Information Index, 1794-1918. (RG94) | B: 2, J: Bands |
| [view document] (2 pages) | XFB07a (2 pages) | Collection: General Information Index, 1794-1918. (RG94) | B: 2, J: Bands |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: John Wilkins Letterbook | P: 162 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Wilkins, Jr. | Detroit | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |