Clothing for Dayton's Recruits
Document 1795Ten suits of clothing for privates should be packed up and transported to Elizabeth Town, New Jersey for the use of Lieut. Horatio Dayton's artillery recruits at that place.
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[Docket, top right, written diagonally: War Office / Jany 5 / [undecipherable] Clothing / to Elizabeth Town / [undecipherable]]
[Archival index notation, center: Index No. / State Dept. / From / Nov 2 / 1794]
Samuel Hodgdon Esq.
Department of War,
Jany 5 1795-
Sir,
Please to have packed up and transported to Elizabeth Town New Jersey, for the Artillery recruits under Lieut. Horatio Dayton, ten suits of clothing for privates —
I am Sir, with respect,
Your obed. Serv.
[signature]
Samuel Hodgdon Esq.
Type
Letter Signed
Description
Ten suits of clothing for privates should be packed up and transported to Elizabeth Town, New Jersey for the use of Lieut. Horatio Dayton's artillery recruits at that place.
Date
01/05/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Document number
1795010515001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
John Stagg
Notable locations
War Department