Cavalry Equipments to be Had in This City, Etc.
Document 1798Hodgdon advises McHenry of the advisability of producing cavalry equipment in Philadelphia. This equipment can be made as cheaply there as elsewhere and will provide employment for mechanics during the winter.
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Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Hodgdon advises McHenry of the advisability of producing cavalry equipment in Philadelphia. This equipment can be made as cheaply there as elsewhere and will provide employment for mechanics during the winter.
Date
09/05/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Document number
1798090528055
Page start
210
Notable persons
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
our mechanics
poor men
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Notable items
enumerated cavalry equipments
charity
winter
pattern articles
accounts
supply of military implements
repairs of cannon carriages
payment