Orders to take charge of deserters
Document 1794Detachment under Ensign McClean, marching to Headquarters, to take charge of seven deserters in jail. McClean waits on Hodgdon for some iron handcuffs to secure the deserters.
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[Letter from the War Office April 24th 1794 Handcuffs &c for Ensign Levi McLean]
[Samuel Hodgdon Esqr]
[Received from State Dept Nov 24, 1891. R.P.O. 401310]
War Office April 24, 1794.
Dear Sir.
The detachment under Ensign McLean, which is to march to Head Quarters, is to take charge of [strikethrough: five] or seven deserters now in goal. Mr McLean waits on you for your assistance in furnishing him with some Iron handcuffs &c to secure the deserters on the march.
Yours—
[strikethrough: H] J Stagg jun
Samuel Hodgdon Esqr.
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Detachment under Ensign McClean, marching to Headquarters, to take charge of seven deserters in jail. McClean waits on Hodgdon for some iron handcuffs to secure the deserters.
Date
04/24/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Repository
Document number
1794042480001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
John Stagg Jr
Ensign McClean
Headquarters
deserters
detachment
Notable locations
jail
War Office
Notable items
iron handcuffs
desertion
march