The Equal of Any Mechanic on the Continent
Document 1798George Way has learned from the newspapers that the President has been empowered by Congress to raise more troops who will obviously need equipment. He therefore touts his capacity for constructing and supplying, on the most economical terms, the following: carriages, wagons, gun carriages, wheels, and harnesses. He is anxious to serve his country in this manner so enlists Hodgdon's aid in convincing the Secretary of War that he is the equal of any mechanic on the continent.
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Letter Signed
Description
George Way has learned from the newspapers that the President has been empowered by Congress to raise more troops who will obviously need equipment. He therefore touts his capacity for constructing and supplying, on the most economical terms, the following: carriages, wagons, gun carriages, wheels, and harnesses. He is anxious to serve his country in this manner so enlists Hodgdon's aid in convincing the Secretary of War that he is the equal of any mechanic on the continent.
Date
05/21/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Document number
1798052180201
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
George Way
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Notable items
application
appointment
estimate