Uniform Accoutrements
Document 1791Sec. of War orders accountrements to be exchanged with Mr. Armstrong so all levies have matching uniforms.
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⇣War departmentApril 27th 1791 No 8 Sir The Secretary of War requests that you will exchange with Captain Armstrong, a cartarich-boxes and belts, and bayonet belts, from those forwarded to you by Mr. Hodgdon for the levies, having buff-belts, so as to make the accoutrements of his company, uniform with, the regiment. I amSir,Your very humble ServtJno Stagg JunrChf Clk Major Isaac Craig
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[No. B.] War department,
April 27.th 1791.
Sir,
The Secretary of War requests, that you will exchange, with Captain Armstrong, cartuch-boxes and belts, and bayonet belts, from those forwarded to you by Mr Hodgdon for the levies, having buff belts, so as to [make] the accoutrements of his company, uniform with the re-
giment.
I am
Sir,
Your very humble Servt
[signature: St Clair? / [undecipherable]]
Major Isaac Craig.
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Sec. of War orders accountrements to be exchanged with Mr. Armstrong so all levies have matching uniforms.
Date
04/27/1791
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Collection
Document number
1791042720001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Isaac Craig
John Stagg
Captain Armstrong
Samuel Hodgdon
Henry Knox
Notable locations
Fort Pitt
War Department
Notable items
cartouch boxes
bayonets
belts
cartridge box
bayonet belts
levies

