Memorandum Listing Purchases at the Military Store
Document 1800Memorandum of Order for articles received from Samuel Hodgdon.
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Philadelphia 11th Novemr 1800
I enclose a memorandum of bills for the purchase of articles, received from
Col. [undecipherable] you. [undecipherable] of Bills [undecipherable] drawn since the 10th [undecipherable] last
October 14 — To [undecipherable] of the money at the office for [undecipherable] [undecipherable] many [undecipherable] paper and
[undecipherable] to make out papers for Gen. [undecipherable] Nelson [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 2 [undecipherable] dollars
[undecipherable] 12 envelopes [undecipherable] 11 April, 12 [undecipherable] 4th 3rd April 12 [undecipherable] pairs [undecipherable] 1 [undecipherable]
12 [undecipherable] April 2 [undecipherable] April 13 [undecipherable] April [undecipherable] 12 [undecipherable] 12 [undecipherable] small [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 149 large [undecipherable] after 7 [undecipherable]
October 10 — To make the stage wagon [undecipherable] to do with [undecipherable] Clothing
730 [undecipherable] Clasps 30 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] granite [undecipherable] 30 [undecipherable] General Coats [undecipherable]
October 22 — 120 [undecipherable] for the Office of the Infantry
[undecipherable] 19 — To those of [undecipherable] 2 34th Regiments of Infantry
[undecipherable] 19th — [undecipherable] to the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 2465 [undecipherable] Proposals
October [undecipherable] — For the Post [undecipherable] Surgeon & Dental [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Journal
November 1 — Military Surgeon Instruments, Hospital Store for the Post [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
Cash from [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Slinging [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] 11 — For the use of the Office of the Garrison at [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — given [undecipherable] to
to reimburse the Commanding Officer
36 Beds [undecipherable] 48 Tumblers [undecipherable]
I have been [undecipherable] importuned [undecipherable] to allow [undecipherable] for the [undecipherable] and
[undecipherable] for a [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] provided [undecipherable] my [undecipherable] but [undecipherable]
drawn into the [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] in my mind on [undecipherable] in the
[undecipherable] exhibited with an Account. To enable me to justify [undecipherable]
you will please to have the following [undecipherable] to be remitted to me [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] to be [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
For the Military Department Debt $000
Ammunition 1000.
Hospital Department 1000.
And to provide [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of clothing
of the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Miller 300.
The medicine, surgeon instruments & Hospital [undecipherable] for the
Post of Fort Green [undecipherable] New [undecipherable] 34th [undecipherable] [undecipherable] shall
be purchased at Charleston [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to make
Endeavors to an economical expenditure of the public money.
I have the Honorable
Your most obedient
Samuel Dexter Esqr
Sec By War
Type
Letterbook Copy
Description
Memorandum of Order for articles received from Samuel Hodgdon.
Date
11/11/1800
Recipient
Document number
1800111140002
Page start
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Note
Israel Whelen is the Purveyor.
Notable persons
Samuel Dexter
Samuel Hodgdon
Purveyor's office
War Department
storekeeper
infantry
Hospital Department
Indians of Indiana territory
Notable locations
Harper's Ferry armory
Philadelphia
Niagara
Detroit
Fort Mifflin
Charleston South Carolina
Cockspur River
Savannah Georgia
Notable items
articles
sand paper
paper
blistered steel
files
sheet brass
infantry sergeant's coats
musician's coats
espontoons

