Letter to the Superintendent of Military Stores
Document 1798Houdin - the ordnance and military storekeeper at the War Department's Albany depot - writes about the public store owned by James Caldwell and various payments owed. Also mentions yellow fever.
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Houdin - the ordnance and military storekeeper at the War Department's Albany depot - writes about the public store owned by James Caldwell and various payments owed. Also mentions yellow fever.
Date
11/19/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Albany
Repository
Collection
Document number
1798111980001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Michael Houdin
James Caldwell
ordnance and military storekeeper
superintendent of ordnance and naval stores
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Albany
New York
Albany Depot
Notable items
public stores
public property
advance
salary
draft
payment
yellow fever
epidemic