Fishing Seines
Document 1797Orders to deliver fishing seines to James Bruff and John Hamtramck at Niagara and Detroit, respectively.
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[Series to be sent to fort Detroit & Fort Niagara]
War-Office, 24th March 1797.
Sir.
Please to put up for transportation, and deliver to Mr Hodgdon, two fishing [underline: Seines] now in Store; one to be addressed to Cap=:tain James Bruff or officer commanding at Niagara; the other to Colonel John F. Hamtramck, or commanding officer at [underline: Detroit].
I am Sir
Your ob: Serv:
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
Mr John Harris.
Type
Letter Signed
Description
Orders to deliver fishing seines to James Bruff and John Hamtramck at Niagara and Detroit, respectively.
Date
03/24/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Document number
1797032400101
Page start
1
Notable persons
John Harris
Mr. Hodgdon
Captain James Bruff
Colonel John F. Hamtramck
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
secretary of war
commanding officer
storekeeper
Samuel Hodgdon
command
Notable locations
War Office
Niagara
Detroit
New York
Notable items
fishing seines
fishing nets
transportation
delivery