Questions Training of Men without Proper Equipment; Refers to Federal and State Jurisdiction of Stores
Document 1796News from Governor Vanderhost: he does not feel that he has authority to disarm the militia at the present crisis. Vanderhost is concerned with Hodgdon's order. Claims he cannot tell what brass field pieces remains in the public arsenal, nor can he distinguish what belongs to the state and what belongs to the U.S. as they have been blended together for many years. Kalteisen wonders whether it is in his best interest to train men without proper equipment.
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Autograph Letter Signed
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News from Governor Vanderhost: he does not feel that he has authority to disarm the militia at the present crisis. Vanderhost is concerned with Hodgdon's order. Claims he cannot tell what brass field pieces remains in the public arsenal, nor can he distinguish what belongs to the state and what belongs to the U.S. as they have been blended together for many years. Kalteisen wonders whether it is in his best interest to train men without proper equipment.
Date
02/27/1796
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Fort Johnston
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Document number
1796022780001
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1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Mich Kalteisen
Arnoldus Vanderhost
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Fort Johnston
Notable items
Brass Field Pieces
Brass Ordnances
Cannon