Delivery of Clothing, Arms, and Accoutrements

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War Office Aug 19 [17]97 Cloathing & Arms &c to be Delivd to Saml Hodgdon Esqr for Transportation to Richmond Virgnia to Lt Claiborne War Office August 19 1797 Sir, Be pleased to deliver to Samuel Hodgdon Esqr to be him forwarded to Leiut Claiborne at Richmond in Virginia. Thirty suits of Infantry Cloathing (one thereof to be Serjeants and two Musics) thirty stand of Arms and Accoutrements thirty Knapsacks and One Drum and Fife. I am Sir your obedt Servant James McHenry Samuel Hodgdon Mr John Harris

Type

Letter Signed

Description

Orders to deliver infantry uniforms, arms, etc.

Date

08/19/1797

Recipient

Sent from

War Office

Document number

1797081900101

Page start

1

Notable persons

John Harris
Samuel Hodgdon
Lieutenant Claiborne
James McHenry
military storekeeper
Secretary of War
sergeants
music
infantry

Notable locations

War Office
Richmond
Virginia

Notable items

suits of Infantry clothing
serjeants
music
arms
accoutrements
knapsacks
drum and fife
transportation
sergeants