Ship the powder from Brooklyn to Phildelphia
Document 1793Secretary of War requests that Hodgdon ship all the powder at the magazine at Brooklyn New York on Long Island. Should write to Melancton Smith at New York, who is in charge.
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War Department
April 5th 1793
Sir!
The Secretary of war, requests that you will have Shipped to this city, immediately, all the powder remaining in the magazine at Brooklyn, on Long Island, belonging to the United States — you will please to write to Melaneton Smith Esquire, at Newyork, who has the same in charge.
I am
Sir,
your humble Servant
[signed] H. Stagg Junr
Clk &c.
Samuel Hodgdon Esquire
[cover/docket: Office from H— [undecipherable] / War Office April 5 / concerning [undecipherable] to / come forward to / [undecipherable] / 1793 / No. 93]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Secretary of War requests that Hodgdon ship all the powder at the magazine at Brooklyn New York on Long Island. Should write to Melancton Smith at New York, who is in charge.
Date
04/05/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Document number
1793040515001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
John Stagg Jr
Henry Knox
Melancton Smith
Notable locations
War Department
Brooklyn
New York
Long Island
Notable items
powder
magazine