Adequate Provisions for the Troops
Document 1795Pickering wants to know how many days provisions would ensure a supply against common incidents. He believes that a further provison of a month's rations for the troops should be made after their arrival in case the Contractor does not at first provide an adequate supply.
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War Office Nov. 13. 1795.
From your experience of the voyages with troops to the Southern States, how many days provisions should be laid in, to ensure a supply against common accidents?
I think it will be expedient to make a further provision of rations for the troops after their arrival; lest the Contractor should fail of an adequate supply at first — Suppose for one month.
What quantities of hospital stores have been laid in?
I will thank you for early answers
to the above &c. Several &c &
Timothy Pickering
[P.S. I presume you have
forwarded the money for
Artichoke: a letter just
reed from Mr Glenn mentions the subject.]
Saml Hodgdon Esqr
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Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Pickering wants to know how many days provisions would ensure a supply against common incidents. He believes that a further provison of a month's rations for the troops should be made after their arrival in case the Contractor does not at first provide an adequate supply.
Date
11/13/1795
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Recipient
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War Office
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Document number
1795111300001
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Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Timothy Pickering
Mr. Glenn
Contractor
Notable locations
War Office
southern states
Notable items
experience of the voyages with troops to the southern states
provisions
supply against common accidents
further provision of rations for the troops after their arrival
adequate supply
quantities of hospital stores