Correspondence Related to Charlesville Musket Patterns
Document 1798Wolcott expresses concern for promised Charlesville-pattern muskets. Refers to previous correspondence with Mchenry and with George Fleming, storekeeper at West Point. Fleming was disappointed in the inability to provide the right pattern, but believed that in 1793, 2000 patterns existed in Albany and 5000 at Springfield. Refers to correspondence with John Harris in Philadelphia and John Dexter in Rhode Island about musket patterns, sending others to Baltimore. Contractors depend on the public store for their supplies. It is Hodgdon's duty to provide supplies as promised.
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Autograph Draft Letter
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Wolcott expresses concern for promised Charlesville-pattern muskets. Refers to previous correspondence with Mchenry and with George Fleming, storekeeper at West Point. Fleming was disappointed in the inability to provide the right pattern, but believed that in 1793, 2000 patterns existed in Albany and 5000 at Springfield. Refers to correspondence with John Harris in Philadelphia and John Dexter in Rhode Island about musket patterns, sending others to Baltimore. Contractors depend on the public store for their supplies. It is Hodgdon's duty to provide supplies as promised.
Date
10/13/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Trenton, Treasury Depart.
Repository
Collection
Document number
1798101380001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Hodgdon to Wolcott, 10/17/1798, and Hodgdon to Wolcott, 10/22/1798.
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Oliver Wolcott, Jr.
James McHenry
George Fleming
Henry Bagley
John Harris
John Dexter
John Kitty
Tench Francis
Eli Whitney
Robert McCormick
Notable locations
Trenton, Treasury Department
Philadelphia
Boston
Springfield
Providence
West Point
Charleston
Savannah
Albany
Vermont
Rhode Island
Baltimore, Maryland
Hartford, Connecticut
Notable items
Muskets
Vessels
storekeeper
patterns
public store
supplies
duty
arms
walnut stocks
stocks
contractors
military stores
stores