Request for Issue of Clothing to Knoxville
Document 1793Directs the sending of soldiers' clothing to Knoxville, if possible via water routes as far as Richmond, Virginia.
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War department
December 2d 1793
Sir
You will please to have packed up immediately for the troops under the Command of [undecipherable] Richard at Knoxville in the South Western Territory ninety five complete suits of Infantry Cloathing, including Six Serjeants and two Musick —
Should the Navigation of the Delaware permit you will please to ship them on board some vessel bound to Richmond in Virginia to the Care of Andrew Nelson, Manchester who will receive instructions from us to have them transported to Knoxville.
I am Your humble
Servant.
[signature]
Samd Hodgdon Esqr
Type
Letter Signed
Description
Directs the sending of soldiers' clothing to Knoxville, if possible via water routes as far as Richmond, Virginia.
Date
12/27/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Document number
1793122700001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Henry Knox
soldier
Secretary of War
command
Lieutenant Rickard
sergeant
music
musick
Notable locations
War Department
water routes
Richmond
Knoxville
Southwestern Territory
Delaware River
Andrew Nicolson
Manchester
Virginia
Notable items
clothing
vessel
suits
infantry clothing
navigation