Request for Sending of Arms, Accoutrements, Ammunition & Clothing for Recruits
Document 1793Directs that arms, ammunition, accoutrements, & clothing be sent to a man in Lancaster, with an equal amount to go to Carlisle [presumably Pennsylvania in both cases]. These are intended for the recruits now marching to those places.
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Germantown 14 Novr 1793.
Sir
I request that you will immediately have transported to the address of Lt Thompson at Lancaster thirty two Stand of Arms, and accou also, for 12 rounds of cartridges, for each Stand and also twenty Suids of clothing complete including two Sergents two corporals, and two whips —
You will also have transported at the same time, the same number of Suits of Clothing, and Stands of Arms and accoutrements to the address of Major Shaller at Carlile also extents —
These articles are required with all possible haste, for the recruits who are under marching orders, at the places above places. I am Sir your humble Servant
S Hodgdon
H Knox
Type
Letter Signed
Description
Directs that arms, ammunition, accoutrements, & clothing be sent to a man in Lancaster, with an equal amount to go to Carlisle [presumably Pennsylvania in both cases]. These are intended for the recruits now marching to those places.
Date
11/14/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Germantown
Document number
1793111400001
Page start
1
Note
The collection duplicates itself.
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Henry Knox
Secretary of War
Sergeants
Sargents
corporals
musics
Major Butler
recruits
Lieutenant Thompson
Notable locations
Carlisle
Pennsylvania
Lancaster
Germantown
Notable items
clothing
transport
stand of arms
cartridge
rounds
articles
marching orders

