Spirit of the Jersey Blues
Document 1794Mentges extols the spirit of the Jersey Blues who cannot wait to put themselves under the command of the President but they need canteens, knapsacks, and axes before they can march.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Mentges extols the spirit of the Jersey Blues who cannot wait to put themselves under the command of the President but they need canteens, knapsacks, and axes before they can march.
Date
09/30/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Trenton
Document number
1794093080401
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
James Mentges
detachment under the command of Col. Davenport
Carlisle
Pittsburgh
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Trenton
New Town
Notable items
supplies for 2100 men
requisition of 500 infantry