Responding to Captain Burton's Inquiry
Document 1798Hodgdon requests a directive in response to Capt. Burton's desire to turn in the property of the United States and draw arms and accoutrements for whole.
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Philadelphia 22 Decr 1798.
Sir
On examination I find the Store is fully supplied with Fort Flags, as many on hand as will probably be called for in the course of the year the dimensions of the largest are 24 by 45 feet — the smallest 12 by 27 feet; those dimensions suit precisely with the width of the Bunting, and of course save both stuff & labour
I am
Sir your most Obt Servt
Samuel Hodgdon
Tench Francis Esqr
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Hodgdon requests a directive in response to Capt. Burton's desire to turn in the property of the United States and draw arms and accoutrements for whole.
Date
12/21/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Document number
1798122128255
Page start
326
Notable persons
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
Capt. Burton
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Notable items
property of the United States
arms and accoutrements