Equipage for Capt. Sedam
Document 1794Hodgdon is directed to forward to Capt. [Cornelius] Sedam, at Governors Island, a list of specified articles.
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[Received from State De[pt.] Nov. 24. '8[?] R.P.O.4013[0]]
War department, June 23 1794
Sir.
The Secretary of War requests that you imme-diately forward to New York, to the address of Captain [undecipherable] [undecipherable] on Governor's Island, [underline: three hundred Flannel Cartridges] for Twenty four pounders — and three hundred do for Eighteen pounders with [underline: caps] and [underline: cylinders] — also Two dozen Sheeps Skins for Spunges, and a proportion of Spunge Tacks — also one hundred Gunflings —
Sending,
with esteem,
Your obt Servt
[signature] [undecipherable] Inst
[signature]
300 Flanel Car — 24 lbrs
300 Do — 18
Caps & Cylinders per book
24 Sheep Skins —
500 Spunge Tacks — —
100 Gun Slings — —
Samuel Hodgdon Esq.
[reverse: Letter War Office — 23 June 1794 — Flannel Cartridges &c — L.L. sent to Capt Adams]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Hodgdon is directed to forward to Capt. [Cornelius] Sedam, at Governors Island, a list of specified articles.
Date
06/23/1794
Author
Recipient
Document number
1794062315001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
John Stagg
Notable items
flannel cartridges for tweenty-four pounders
flannel cartridges for eighteen pounders with caps and cylinders
sheepskins for sponges
sponge jacks
gun slings

