Seeks Information about State of Store at Fort Mifflin

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Seeks Information about State of Store at Fort Mifflin

Description

Requests note of every species of store at Fort Mifflin in first return in order to present an accurate list to the Post and to know what was on hand when Gibson was put in charge of the store. Instructions for dismounted guns, with notes of caliber and carriage. Requests information about the true state of the post and its supplies as part of Hodgdon's duty.

year created

1799

month created

07

day created

22

sent from location

Philadelphia

recipient

sent to location

Fort Mifflin

in image

notable person/group

Francis Gibson
Samuel Hodgdon

notable location

Fort Mifflin
Philadelphia

notable item/thing

Guns
Carriages

document number

1799072228255

page start

510

number of pages

2

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Document instances

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[view document] (2 pages) BJA01 (560 pages) Collection: Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, Philadelphia, Pa., Arsenal, 1798-99. P: 510

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Samuel Hodgdon Philadelphia [n/a]
Recipient Francis Gibson Fort Mifflin [n/a]