Request for Issue of Marquee Tents
Document 1798Directs issue of marquees (tents) for a short period.
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War Office
April 12. 1798
Two Marques to be lent to
Major Tousard for a few Days,
War department
April 12. 1798
Sir/ Be pleased to deliver to John Steele for Major Tousard two Marquees —
with poles &c. complete to be returned in a few days —
James W McHenry
Samuel [undecipherable: Hodgdon?]
[Mr. John [undecipherable]
dd April 12. —
take a Rect on a [undecipherable] —]
Type
Document Signed
Description
Directs issue of marquees (tents) for a short period.
Date
04/12/1798
Author
Recipient
Document number
1798041215002
Page start
1
Notable persons
John Harris
Major Tousard
James McHenry
Secretary of War
military storekeeper
Samuel Hodgdon
John Steele
Notable locations
War Department
Notable items
marquee tent
poles