Provide Answers to Captain George Fleming Queries
Document 1793Captain George Fleming wants to know cost of carriages made in Philadelphia, for cannon sent from West Point, and what a carpenter would charge of making carriages for eight inch howitzers. Stagg informs Hodgdon that Secretary of War wants Hodgdon to provide the answers.
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[Extract of a Letter from Captn Geo: Fleming at West Point to The Secy of War, dated July 25. 1793.
refers to Fleming for
the information
No 353]
[Samuel Hodgdon Esqr]
Extract of a Letter from Captain Geo: Fleming at West Point to the Secy of War, dated July 25. 1793.
"I would be glad to know what the carriage cost that were made in Philadelphia, for the cannon I sent from this place February before last; also, what the Carpenters in Philadelphia would ask for making carriage for 8 inch howitzers & 12 pounders"?
Dear Sir
The Secretary of War will thank you to give him the necessary information agreeable to the above request, or be earlier to write to Fleming by to morrow mail —
Yours Sincerely —
[signature] Hn Haggn
July 30. 1793
Samuel Hodgdon Esqr —
Type
Extract of Letter
Description
Captain George Fleming wants to know cost of carriages made in Philadelphia, for cannon sent from West Point, and what a carpenter would charge of making carriages for eight inch howitzers. Stagg informs Hodgdon that Secretary of War wants Hodgdon to provide the answers.
Date
07/30/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Document number
1793073015101
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
John Stagg
Captain George Fleming
Secretary of War
Henry Knox
carpenters
Notable locations
War Office
West Point
Philadelphia
Notable items
carriages
cost
cannon
cannon carriage
making carriages
howitzer
12 pounders
request
tomorrows mail

