Delivery of Items for Wilkinson at Pittsburgh
Document 1797Orders to deliver sundry supplies for General Wilkinson's troops, with list.
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[Docket: War-Office June [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] to be forwarded to / [undecipherable] to complete [undecipherable] / Commanding in Chief [undecipherable] / [undecipherable]]
War-Office, June 10th 1797.
Sir.
Please to deliver Mr Hodgdon, the Agent for the Quarter Master General, the following articles of Military and Quarter Master's Stores, to be transported to Pittsburg, to complete a requisition of Sundry Supplies made by Brigadier General Wilkinson, on Isaac Craig deputy quarter master general, for the troops of the United States — to wit—
Four Six pounder Sadles. Two Ditto. Joiners Carpenters Tools.
Twenty [undecipherable] Horse Match. Two Iron Squares.
Twenty two Powder Measures. Six Carpenters Adzes.
Two Screw Plates with Taps. One Box Window Glass.
Two Smith's Anvils. Ten Reams. N°. Fools Cap Paper.
Six Drawing Knives. Ten - ditto - Small Folio Post.
Two Bench Vices. Ten - ditto - Thick quarto Post.
* 20[undecipherable] Musket Cartridge Paper. Three dozen - Company Books.
* 30 y[undecipherable] Flannel. Three dozen - Orderly - ditto.
Sixteen Flint & Port fire Stocks. Two - ditto - Receipt - ditto.
Three Budging Boxes. Three - ditto - Blk Lead Pencils. apiece.
10[undecipherable] Bunting for Two Garrison Flags. Five - ditto - Papers Blk. Ink Powder.
12 One Pair Small Scales with Brass Realf - ditto - ditto - Red - d° - d° -
& Tin Weights - complete. - Twenty - ditto - Boxes Wafers.
Two Gunners Quadrants. Five - lb. - Best Sealing Wax.
Two Thousand Sponge Jacks. Three thousand - Quills [blot]
Bunting 2 Pair Blue
4 Ditto Scarlet
4 Ditto White
= 10
I am Sir,
Your ob.t Serv.t
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
Mr John Harris.
* N.B. [undecipherable] is requested to [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
Type
Letter Signed
Description
Orders to deliver sundry supplies for General Wilkinson's troops, with list.
Date
06/10/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Document number
1797061000001
Page start
1
Notable persons
John Harris
multiple
Mr. Hodgdon
Brigadier General Wilkinson
Isaac Craig
James McHenry
Notable locations
War Office
United States: Pittsburgh
fort
Notable items
deliver
the following articles of military and quarter master's stores to be transported
to complete a requisition of sundry supplies
for troops of the United States
six pounder ladles
match
twenty-two pounder measures
plates with taps
smith's anvils
drawing knives
bench vices
musket cartridge paper
flannel
flint and portlier stocks
drudging boxes
bunting for garrison flags
small scales with reass or tin weights complete
gunner's quadrants
sponge tacks
setts joiners & carpenter's tools
iron squares
carpenter's adze
window glass
fools cap paper
small folio post
thick quarto post
company books
orderly books
receipt books
blk lead pencils assorted
papers black ink powder
papers red ink powder
boxes wafers
best sealing wax
quills
bunting
blue
scarlet
white

