My Request for Field Pieces, Etc.
Document 1796The Governor responded to the request for field pieces by reporting that militia had them and he did not wish to disarm them. Kalteisen notes that he has a few stands of arms but they are in need of repair. He has no armorers and transporting them to Charleston to have them repaired would be expensive. He asks Hodgdon, therefore, to forward some stands of arms.
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Autograph Letter Signed
Description
The Governor responded to the request for field pieces by reporting that militia had them and he did not wish to disarm them. Kalteisen notes that he has a few stands of arms but they are in need of repair. He has no armorers and transporting them to Charleston to have them repaired would be expensive. He asks Hodgdon, therefore, to forward some stands of arms.
Date
08/31/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Fort Johnson, South Carolina
Repository
Document number
1796083180101
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Simmons to Kalteisen 09/30/1796
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Michael Kalteisen
Captain Strong
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Fort Johnson, South Carolina
Notable items
clothing