Tents for Voorhees's Recruits
Document 1794Ensign Voorhees's recruits are travelling from Trenton to Philadelphia so Capt. Kersey should be furnished eight common tents, tent poles, and pins.
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War Department May 6. 179
Sir,
I am this moment informed that Ensign Voorhees's recruits are at Trenton on their way to this city — Please to furnish Capt Kipley with eight common Tents — Tentpoles and Pins, in order to accommodate them on their arrival here, which may probably be this evening or to morrow —
Yours respectfully,
J Stagg jr
Note — these are the men destd for Georgia —
Samuel Hodgdon Esq.
[Letter from War Offe
May 6th 1794 —
relative to Capt Kipleys having
Tents &c for Georgia Recruits]
[Samuel Hodgdon Esq]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Ensign Voorhees's recruits are travelling from Trenton to Philadelphia so Capt. Kersey should be furnished eight common tents, tent poles, and pins.
Date
05/06/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Document number
1794050615001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
John Stagg
Notable locations
War Department

