Orders to Receive Damaged Gun-Barrels

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War department Samuel Hodgdon Esq. Letter from the War office dated 7th March 1793 Received from State Dep’t Nov.24.1984 B.P.O. 401810

War Department

March 7th 1793

Sir

The Secretary of War requests that you will receive from on board teh Vessel Commerce lately arrived from Charleston South Carolina a quantity of damaged gun-barrels &c Public property and have the same deposited in the store under your care.

I enclose you a copy of A. A. Mullers letter of the 23d Ulto on the Subject.

I am

Sir with Esteem

Your humble servant

Jno Staff

Samuel Hodgdon Esqr

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[Address: Hodgdon Esq^r] [Endorsement: Stagg / War Office / March 7 / 1793] Samuel Hodgdon War Department March 7. 1793 Sir The Secretary of War requests that you will receive from on board the Vessel, Commerce, lately arrived from Charleston South Carolina, a quantity of damaged gun-barrels &c Public property, and have the same deposited at the Store under your care.— I enclose you a copy of R. A. Mullers Letter of the 23^d Ult^o on the Subject I am Sir "With Esteem Your humble Servant Stagg his [undecipherable] Samuel Hodgdonr

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Description

Request to receive damaged supplies, enclosed letter from A.A. Muller on the subject.

Date

03/07/1793

Author

John Stagg

Recipient

Samuel Hodgdon

Sent from

War Department

Repository

National Archives and Records Administration

Collection

First Congress: Reports and Communications Submitted to the Senate by the Secretary of War [1A-F2] (RG46)

Document number

1793030715101

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Notable persons

Samuel Hodgdon

John Stagg

A. A> Muller

Notable locations

War Department

Charleston

South Carolina

Notable items

gun barrels

damaged supplies

vesseel

Commerce

public property

stores