Request for delivery to quarter master general
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Request for delivery to quarter master general
Description
This letter from the Secretary at War directs Samuel Hodgdon to ship items indicated in an enclosed return to the Quartermaster General. The enclosed return is entitled as follows:
"Return of ammunition and military stores necessary to the security and effect of the marine posts comprehending the tools, implements and materials requisite to fix and prepare the same for service regulated to battalions and proportioned to the weight of the several batteries now occupied by the troops on the sea board."
"Return of ammunition and military stores necessary to the security and effect of the marine posts comprehending the tools, implements and materials requisite to fix and prepare the same for service regulated to battalions and proportioned to the weight of the several batteries now occupied by the troops on the sea board."
year created
1800
month created
11
day created
19
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
Samuel Dexter
General Wilkinson
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Burbeck
Commandant
notable location
War Department
Fort Johnston
South Carolina
Georgia
Fort Johnson North Carolina
Fort McHenry
Maryland
Fort Mifflin
Delaware River
Fort Jay
New York
Fort Trumbull
Connecticut
Fort Wolcott
Fort Adams
Newport
Rhode Island
Fort Independence
Boston
Fort Sumner
Portland Maine
posts
notable item/thing
shot
ammunition
military stores
tools
implements
document number
1800111900501
page start
1
Item sets
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| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (7 pages) | ZZU16 (7 pages) | Collection: Letters Sent by the Secretary of War Relating to Procurement of Supplies (Order Books), Nov 12, 1800-Dec 31, 1889. (RG107) (M127) | P: 5 |
| [view document] (6 pages) | ZZU16a (6 pages) | Collection: Letters Sent by the Secretary of War Relating to Procurement of Supplies (Order Books), Nov 12, 1800-Dec 31, 1889. (RG107) (M127) | P: 5 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Dexter | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Hodgdon | [unknown] | [n/a] |