Sword Belts With or Without Buckles, Etc.

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Sword Belts With or Without Buckles, Etc.

Description

Among other concerns, Hodgdon has compared sword belts with buckles with those without buckles and has determined that the ones with buckles are worth the extra twelve cents it costs to make them.

year created

1798

month created

08

day created

24

sent from location

Philadelphia

recipient

in image

notable person/group

James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
purveyor
Jonathan Nicholson
Capt. [Joseph] Elliott

notable location

Philadelphia
Cecil Furnace

notable item/thing

sword belts
buckles
laboratory
estimate of their cost
plan of the buildings
pairs of pistols
Navy Department
musket cartridges

document number

1798082428155

page start

195

number of pages

2

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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: 195

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Samuel Hodgdon Philadelphia [n/a]
Recipient James McHenry [unknown] [n/a]