No Tents or Canteens at Christiana Bridge
Document 1791Lieut. Bines reports that he has no tents or canteens at Christiana Bridge so the Secretary of War requests that eight or ten common tents be sent off in the morning by stage. Fifty or sixty canteens should also be sent since a detachment of recruits are set to march to Lancaster as soon as these articles arrive.
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[Letter to T. W. Fifer — June 12, 1791]
W.D. June 12. 1791.
Dr Sir
Lieut. Bines requests that he has no tents or canteens at Christiana bridge— The Secy of war requests that eight or ten common tents be sent off in the morning by the Stage, and also about fifty or Sixty canteens, as a detachment of recruits are to march for Lancaster as soon as these articles arrive— Lieut. Bines will take charge of them —
Yours Sincerely —
[signature: illegible]
Capt. Newman.
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Lieut. Bines reports that he has no tents or canteens at Christiana Bridge so the Secretary of War requests that eight or ten common tents be sent off in the morning by stage. Fifty or sixty canteens should also be sent since a detachment of recruits are set to march to Lancaster as soon as these articles arrive.
Date
06/12/1791
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Document number
1791061215001
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Notable persons
Constant Freeman
John Stagg
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War Department