Jackets Should be of Sufficient Length to Protect the Bowels, Etc.
Document 1794As many jackets and trousers should be forwarded to Fort Cumberland as Gale is able to transport by October 15th. The jackets are to be made of the same material as sailor jackets without skirts but of sufficient length to protect the bowels. They should be addressed to General Miller, the acting Quartermaster General.
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Treasury Department
Sept. 23d 1794
Your two letters of the 25th are before me —
It will be agreeable to me that you have made and forwarded to Fort Cumberland as many Jackets & [undecipherable] as you will be able to get there by the 15. of October, sending them forward as fast as they are ready — The Jackets ought to be of some of the stuffs of which Sailors Jackets are usually made, and like them without Skirts, but of sufficient length of Body to protect well the Bowells. The Trowsers or rather overalls ought also to be of some strong coarse cheap Woolen Stuff.
It will be well to know here early what you think you can accomplish them on this particular —
Let them be sent forward addressed to the order of Genl Miller acting Quarter Master General — Inform General Smith of this order —
With great Consideration
I esteem I am Sir
Your Obt Servt
[undecipherable]
P.S.
Being about to leave Town for the Westward you will address your future communications re=specting the Military supplies to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Depy
[signed] George Yale Depy
Type
Copy of Signed Document
Description
As many jackets and trousers should be forwarded to Fort Cumberland as Gale is able to transport by October 15th. The jackets are to be made of the same material as sailor jackets without skirts but of sufficient length to protect the bowels. They should be addressed to General Miller, the acting Quartermaster General.
Date
09/28/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Treasury Department
Repository
Collection
Document number
1794092800000
Page start
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Notable persons
George Gale
Alexander Hamilton
Quatermaster
Notable locations
Treasury Department
Notable items
Trousers
fabric

