Clothing and shelter needed for Portland troops
Document 1799Writes that many of the soldiers at Portland are in want of more clothing, including those who have contracted for more clothing. Mentions that his men are crowded into a "very small building" and worries that "disorder will inevitably prevail among them very soon," therefore he requests the delivery of tents.
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Writes that many of the soldiers at Portland are in want of more clothing, including those who have contracted for more clothing. Mentions that his men are crowded into a "very small building" and worries that "disorder will inevitably prevail among them very soon," therefore he requests the delivery of tents.
Date
03/04/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Portland
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799030480001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Amos Stoddard
soldiers
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Portland
[Maine]
Notable items
soldiers
right to receive
clothing
allowed by law
pay
contract
prices
articles
contract price
men
very small building
crowded