List of Clothing to be Delivered
Document 1798Orders to deliver clothing to St Marys, Savannah and Fort Wilkinson.
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[Docket on exterior of folded letter:]
War Office
Sept 26 1798
Clothing [undecipherable] the
in commandants Places
Capt [undecipherable: Nicoll] — as follows
[undecipherable] Abraham — [undecipherable] Savannah
Ab [undecipherable] — at fort [undecipherable]
War department. September 26. 1798
Sir,
You will be pleased to deliver to Samuel Hodgdon Esq. for trans-
portation to the places herein after mentioned the number and kinds
of Clothing opposite to them respectively to be addressed to the persons
severally named — viz —
✓ 4. Serjeants.....✓ 2 Musicians— 64. privates— Infantry. S. Mary— Capt. Nicoll
✓ 4....d°.—...✓2....d°.—.....56...d°....Artillery— d°.—...d°—
+ 12....d°.—...✓6....d°.—192 d°.— Infantry. Savannah J. Habersham
+ 4....d°.—...2....d°.—.56...d°.— Artillery....d°.—...d°—
X 4....d°.—...✓1....d°.—.58...d°.— Cavalry— d°.—d°—
✓ 6....d°.—...✓4....d°.—90...d°.— Infantry Fort Wilkinson
to the address of Col. Gaithers—
Instead of two pairs of Woollen Overalls and two pairs of
Linen Overalls, you will send one pair of Woollen and three
pair of Linen Overalls to each Suit for the Infantry and
Artillerists—
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
W. John Harris
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Type
Letter Signed
Description
Orders to deliver clothing to St Marys, Savannah and Fort Wilkinson.
Date
09/26/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Document number
1798092600301
Page start
1
Notable persons
John Harris
military storekeeper
Samuel Hodgdon
Colonel Gaither
Captain Nicolls
John Habersham
James McHenry
infantry
artillerists
Secretary of War
cavalry
Notable locations
War Department
St. Marys
Savannah
Fort Wilkinson
Georgia
Notable items
deliver
for transportation
clothing
to be addressed to the persons severally named
serjeants
musicians
privates
Infantry
Artillery
Cavalry
woollen overalls
linen overalls
suit

