No Military Stores Can Be Delivered to the Navy

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

No Military Stores Can Be Delivered to the Navy

Description

Hodgdon alerts Stoddert that he has no authorization from the Secretary of War to deliver stores to the Navy. The Secretary has been informed that 689 arms are ready to be delivered but he has not yet responded.

year created

1798

month created

08

day created

23

sent from location

Philadelphia

recipient

in image

notable person/group

Benjamin Stoddert [Secretary of the Navy]
Samuel Hodgdon
Seceretary of War [McHenry]
Capt. Gill

notable location

Philadelphia

notable item/thing

military stores
arms
Navy
pairs of pistols
order for delivery
appraised value

document number

1798082328155

page start

191

number of pages

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (560 pages) BJA01 (560 pages) Collection: Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, Philadelphia, Pa., Arsenal, 1798-99. P: 191

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Samuel Hodgdon Philadelphia [n/a]
Recipient Benjamin Stoddert [unknown] [n/a]