Request for Issue of Clothing & Instruments to Elizabethtown Troops
Document 1798Directs issue of clothing, a fife and a drum to Elizabethtown detachment.
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[War Office
June 27. 1798
Sundries for fwd to Elizabeth Tom
New Jersey to Lt Dayto]
War department. June 27. 1798
Sir,
Not be pleased to deliver to Samuel Hodgdon esq for transportation to Lieut Dayton at Elizabeth Town a drum and fife and a Drummers [strikethrough: boat] Suit of Artillerist Clohing
James McHenry
Mr John Harris
1 Drum 1 Fife 1 Drummers [underline: suit compleat]
Samuel Hodgdon
Type
Document Signed
Description
Directs issue of clothing, a fife and a drum to Elizabethtown detachment.
Date
06/27/1798
Author
Recipient
Document number
1798062700000
Page start
1
Note
2 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, one with photograph images of the same.
Notable persons
John Harris
multiple
Notable locations
War Office
Notable items
transportation
drum
fife
drummer coat
artillerists clothing