Tents for the Corps of Artillery
Document 1795Since the barracks at West Point are not suitable for the reception of the 400 men of the Corps of Artillery, Pickering directs Hodgdon to provide a sufficient number of tents including horseman's tents for the officers.
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War Office April 30. 1795.
Sir,
The corps of artillery are beginning to collect at West Point. The barracks are not fitted for their reception. Until they are, tents will be necessary. Be pleased to send enough to cover four hundred men, with a proportion of horsemens tents for officers.
Timothy Pickering
Samuel Hodgdon Esqr.
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Since the barracks at West Point are not suitable for the reception of the 400 men of the Corps of Artillery, Pickering directs Hodgdon to provide a sufficient number of tents including horseman's tents for the officers.
Date
04/30/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Repository
Collection
Document number
1795043000001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Timothy Pickering
Corps of Artillery
Notable locations
War Office
West Point
New York
Notable items
horsemen's tents
tents
barracks