Request for Delivery of Clothing for Troops on the Natchez
Document 1798Directs issue of various clothing for troops on the Natchez.
War Office February 1 [17]98 Cloathing to be forwd to Lt Pope at the Natchez War Office February 1, 1798 Sir Be pleased to deliver to Samuel Hodgdon Esqr for the detachment under Lieut Pope at the Natchez - one Sergeants and one privates suits of Artillerists Clothing, also Infantry clothing complete for two Sergeants two Music and thirty four privates James McHenry Samuel Hodgdon Mr. John Harris
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War Office
February 1st 98
Cloathing to be forwd to
L. Pope at the Natchez
War Office February 1. 1798.
Sir Be pleased to deliver to Samuel Hodgdon Esq. for the detachment under Lieut Pope at the Natchez - one Sergeant and one private Suits of Artillery Cloathing, also Infantry cloathing complete for two Sergeants two Music and thirty four privates
[undecipherable signature]
James Whitney
Mr John Davis
Type
Document Signed
Description
Directs issue of various clothing for troops on the Natchez.
Date
02/01/1798
Author
Recipient
Document number
1798020115002
Page start
1
Notable persons
John Harris
Lieutenant Pope
troops
Samuel Hodgdon
detachment
sergeant
music
private
James McHenry
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Natchez
War Office
Mississippi River
Notable items
clothing
suit
artillerist clothing
infantry clothing