Infantry Clothing to Pittsburgh

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Samuel Hodgdon Esqr Letter from the War Office 29th June 1793 One hundred suits of Clothing to be sent to Pittsburg [Stamped: Received from State Dep’t. Nov. 24, 1894. R. P. O. 401810.] {Marginalia in pencil: 137} [Stamped: Received from State Dep’t. Nov. 24, 1894. R.P.O. 401810.] War department June 29 1793 Sir, The Secretary of War requests that you will send One hundred and ten suits of Infantry Clothing complete to Pittsburg, to be put in charge of Major Craig, and issued to the the Troops which are or may be stationed at Fort Franklin, Pittsburg - Big Beaver, Wheeling and for the men directed to man the boats which ply between Pittsburg and Fort Washington - Please to proportion the Clothing for eight Serjeants two Music and one hundred hundred privates - I am Sir with esteem Your humble servant Jno Stagg Jnr Act Clk Samuel Hodgdon Esqr [Marginalia in pencil: 12]

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War department June 29 1793 Sir, The Secretary of War requests that you will send One hundred and ten suits of Infantry Clothing complete to Pittsburg, to be put in charge of Major Craig, and issued to the Troops which are or may be stationed at Fort Franklin, Pittsburg, Big Beaver, Wheeling and for the men directed to man the boats which ply between Pittsburg and Fort Washington — Please to proportion the Clothing for eight Sergeants two Musics and one hundred privates — I am Sir with esteem Your humble Servant [undecipherable] Ragehr [undecipherable] Samuel Baigdon Esq^r [157] [Samuel Baigdon Esq^r] [War from the War Office June — c. 1 — 93 — One hund^d suits of Infantry Clothing to be sent to —]

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Hodgdon is directed to send 110 complete suits of infantry clothing to Pittsburgh to be put in charge of Major Craig and issued to the troops stationed at Fort Franklin, Pittsburgh, Big Beaver, Wheeling, and the men directed to man the boats that ply between Pittsburgh and Fort Washington. The clothing should be proportioned for eight sergeants, two music, and 100 privates.