With Considerable Zeal and Detail, Hodgdon Defends Himself
Document 1798In a six-page letter, Hodgdon energetically defends himself with regard to Wolcott's complaints and threats related to the availability of muskets for patterns and related supply concerns.
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Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
In a six-page letter, Hodgdon energetically defends himself with regard to Wolcott's complaints and threats related to the availability of muskets for patterns and related supply concerns.
Date
10/22/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Document number
1798102228055
Page start
257
Notable persons
Oliver Wolcott, Jr.
Samuel Hodgdon
troops
Secretary of War [McHenry]
gunsmiths
Mr. Nicholson
Mr. Jones
Mr. [Tench] Francis
[Eli] Whitney and McCormick
Mr. [Melancton] Smith
Mr. [Jonathan] Williams
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Boston
Charleston
Savannah
Springfield
West Point
Rhode Island
Baltimore
Hartford
Bordenton
New York
Bennington
Notable items
Charleville muskets
patterns
military stores
repairs
contracts
censure
musket stocks
dormant orders
stocking
drafts
transportation
requisitions
receipts
balance
Purveyor's store
conveyance
land stage
complaints and threatenings
confidence and esteem
storekeepers' accounts
vouchers
vindication