List of Items for Light Dragoons
Document 1797Order to deliver saddles, bridles, halters, etc. to Hodgdon for deliver to Pittsburgh.
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War-Office, March 17 1797.
[War Office
March 17th 1797
Saddles, Bridles &c to be
forwarded to Pittsburg for Capt [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] Dragoons [undecipherable]
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[War Office [undecipherable]]]
[Marginalia: Major [undecipherable]]
Sir.
You will be pleased to deliver to Samuel Hodgdon, to be sent to Pittsburg, the following articles of equipment for a troop of Light Dragoons, to wit ā
Sixty three Saddles, complete - including mail pillions, holsters &cā
Sixty three Bridles.
Sixty three Stable halters.
Sixty three Valises.
Sixty three Cartouch boxes.
Sixty three Sword belts.
{Sixty three, nose bags if [undecipherable] in store}
James McHenry
Mr John Harris.
Type
Letter Signed
Description
Order to deliver saddles, bridles, halters, etc. to Hodgdon for deliver to Pittsburgh.
Date
03/17/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Document number
1797031715101
Page start
1
Notable persons
John Harris
military storekeeper
Secretary of War
Samuel Hodgdon
Capt Van Renselaer
James McHenry
Van Rensselaer
troop
light dragoons
Notable locations
War Office
Pittsburgh
Pittsburg
Notable items
deliver
following articles of equipment for a troop of light dragoons
saddles, complete including main pillions
holsters
bridles
stable halters
valices
cartouch boxes
sword belts
nose bags if in store

