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Return of Stationary wanted for the Army and their several posts for 1798. 120 Company Books 240 Orderly ditto 50 Copying ditto 100 Receipt ditto 100 Reams Fools Cap paper . . . assorted 10 " large folio Post ditto 50 " Small " Post ditto 10 " thick " " ditto 10 " thin " " ditto 60 " large Quarto post paper assorted 10 " blotting Paper 26000 Dutch Quills 41 pewter & lead Ink Stands 48 leather pocket ditto 36 paper " ditto 36 Draps " ditto 300 papers black ink powder — 20 " Red " ditto 30 dozen black lead pencils assorted 500 Boxes Wafers 50 pounds Sealing Wax assorted 100 pieces Red Tape 10 pounds Sand 50 Sand Boxes 6 dozen penknives 24 Indian Rubbers (bottles of) Philadelphia 19^th February 1798. Samuel Hodgdon [P^ar McHenry Esq^r]

Type

Letterbook

Description

Stationery wanted for the Army in 1798

Date

02/19/1798

Author

Samuel Hodgdon

Recipient

James McHenry

Sent from

Philadelphia

Repository

National Archives and Records Administration

Collection

Register of Estimated Requirements for Military Supplies Kept by Samuel Hodgdon and William Irvine, Jan 1796-Feb 1805. (RG45)

Document number

1798021928055

Page start

Notable persons

James McHenry

Samuel Hodgdon

army

Notable locations

Philadelphia

Notable items

books

paper

quills

ink stands

ink powder

lead pencils

wafers

sealing wax

red tape

sand

sand boxes

penknives

Indian rubbers

company books

orderly books

copying books

receipt books

blotting paper