Provides Information about Sextants Purchased under Order of the Secretary of State
Document 1796Reports that sextants were purchased under the order of the Secretary of State. Requests that Hodgdon talk to Pickering about where to send sextants.
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[War Office 6 June] [Samuel Hodgdon Esqr]
[Received from State De... Nov. 24. R.P.O. 4...]
War Office June 6. 1796
Sir,
The two Sextants now in store were purchased in consequence of the request of the Secretary of the State. You will be pleased therefore to apply for him for the information of the place to which they are to be sent.
I am Sir, respectfully
Your obed Servant
No [undecipherable]
Samuel Hodgdon Esqr
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Reports that sextants were purchased under the order of the Secretary of State. Requests that Hodgdon talk to Pickering about where to send sextants.
Date
06/06/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Document number
1796060615001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Nathan Jones
Timothy Pickering
Notable locations
War Office
Notable items
Sextants