Delivery of Cavalry Clothing and Equipment
Document 1797Orders to deliver equipment and clothing, with itemized list.
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War-Office, April 14. 1797.
Sir,
Please to deliver Mr Hodgdon, for transportation to Georgia, Cavalry clothing and Equipments, for Taylor's troop, at present in charge of Captain Webb, as follow—
Clothing.... Four Sergeants's }
Four Corporals. } Suits complete.
One Trumpeter's. }
Fifty four Privates
Sixty three Cloaks.
Equipments.... Sixty three Saddles, including Mail pillions, Holsters &c—
Sixty Three Bridles.
Sixty three Stable Halters.
Sixty three Valices.
Sixty three Cartouch Boxes.
Sixty three Swords & Belts.
Sixty three Nose & Sixty three Forage Bags.
Sixty three hard Boot } Brushes.
Sixty three blacking do }
Sixty three Sticks Blacking Ball.
Sixty three Curricombs.
Sixty three Mane combs.
Sixty three Hosse Brushes.
Mr John Harris. James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
[Docket notation, rotated:] War Office [undecipherable] 1797 Cavalry Clothing &c [undecipherable] to Capt James [undecipherable] &c
[Marginalia, upper left, inverted:] [undecipherable]
Type
Letter Signed
Description
Orders to deliver equipment and clothing, with itemized list.
Date
04/11/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Document number
1797041100001
Page start
1
Notable persons
John Harris
multiple
Mr. Hodgdon
Captain JamesTaylor
Captain Webb
James McHenry
Notable locations
War Office
Georgia
Notable items
cavalry clothing
clothing
sergeant's suits complete
corporal's suits complete
trumpeter's suit complete
privates suits complete
equipments
saddles
mail pillions
holsters
bridles
stable halters
valices
cartouch boxes
swords and belts
nose and forage bags
hard boot brushes
blacking brushes
sticks blacking ball
curri combs
main combs
horse brushes

