Cannon Prepared for Service at Newport, Etc.
Document 1794The Secretary of War asks Hodgdon to send to the address of Captain James Bruff at Baltimore sundry ordnance and supplies. The order has also been given to send from Springfield three pounders, mounted and prepared for service, to Newport, Rhode Island.
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[Top right docket notation: undecipherable]
[undecipherable: "Dep't from the / War [Office?] / [Novem?] 25 / 1794 / [Philad?] [?] [?] to / the [sent?] to the [Auditor?]"]
[oval notation: Dep't of War]
Samuel Hodgdon Esqr
Department of War
Jan 25 — 1,74
Sir—
The Secretary of War requests that you
will send to him now in the attorney's [undecipherable] Draft
[undecipherable] Bluff — also [undecipherable] the [prisoner?] at
[undecipherable] — also [the?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
with their charges and confinements, of [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] has [undecipherable] per, the [indictments?] at
[undecipherable] conformably to the Secretary of [undecipherable]
[engagement?] with [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
the [undecipherable] that may be done as [soon?]
as [undecipherable], all accounts at [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] to answer for the two [undecipherable] Pounders, —
An order is given this day to Capt.
[undecipherable] to and from Springfield, two old
Three Pounders, mounted and [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] for [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [Rhode Island?]
[undecipherable] will have in charge — [undecipherable]
[undecipherable], —
I am &c.
[undecipherable]
[undecipherable]
Sam. Hodgdon Esqr
Type
Letter Signed
Description
The Secretary of War asks Hodgdon to send to the address of Captain James Bruff at Baltimore sundry ordnance and supplies. The order has also been given to send from Springfield three pounders, mounted and prepared for service, to Newport, Rhode Island.
Date
11/25/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Document number
1794112515001
Page start
1
Note
Large illegible.
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
John Stagg
Notable locations
War Department
Baltimore
Springfield
Newport, Rhode Island
Notable items
three pounders

