Cavalry Requests from Virginia
Document 1794[Partly illegible] The number of cavalry requests from Virginia are three hundred.
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War office Aug. 20 1794
Sir,
The number of cavalry requested from Virginia are three hundred —
I do not find that any orders have gone from this office for transporting to this city, any other [undecipherable] and Musket Cartridges from West Point —
Yours respectfully
[undecipherable: Stagg?] hr
Samuel Hodgdon Esqr.
[verso:]
Have did the Secretary of War expect to get 6 Pennsylvania Militia — What is to become of our [undecipherable: Directors], cannot more then be needed him — Is the Post from Pittsburgh arrived —
left [undecipherable] and Hope has
4747. 6/9 Militia
others appear on
[undecipherable] Returns
[stamp: State [undecipherable] Nov. 21 [undecipherable] R.P.O. 1013.0]
Type
Letter Signed
Description
[Partly illegible] The number of cavalry requests from Virginia are three hundred.
Date
08/28/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Document number
1794082815101
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
John Stagg
Notable locations
War Office
Notable items
orders
musket cartridges from West Point

