Clothing & Knapsacks to Reading & Carlisle

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War-Office April 4^th 1797. Sir. I have directed Lieutenant Shoemaker to repair to Reading, and Lieut. Steele to Carlisle in Pennsylvania, to commence the recruiting Service. I request that you will be pleased to forward, to each rendezvous, twenty Suits of infantry clothing, and the same number of Knapsacks. I am Sir Your ob^t Serv^t James McHenry [War Office April 4^th 97 to Lettherng, to be compl. de Reading and Carlisle Pa. Recruits — 20 suits infantry clothing] Samuel Hodgdon Esq^r

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Lieutenant Shoemaker has been directed to go to Reading and Lieutenant Steele to Carlisle, both in Pennsylvania. They are to begin the recruiting service at those rendezvous and Hodgdon should forward suits of infantry clothing and knapsacks to those locations.