Discusses Switch of Clothing Casks Transported to Niagara and Oswego
Document 1799Responds to General Hamilton's letter about clothing. The clothing was packed in rum casks, each marked for a particular destination. 2 sets of invoices allowed for easy transfers in New York and Albany, with directions for transportation if the waterways weren't available. Melancton Smith procured sleighs for stowage. Smith separated one of the hogsheads into two pieces, both properly labeled. Major Rivardi noticed mislabeled casks for troops at Oswego. The clothing arrived at both posts safely.
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Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Responds to General Hamilton's letter about clothing. The clothing was packed in rum casks, each marked for a particular destination. 2 sets of invoices allowed for easy transfers in New York and Albany, with directions for transportation if the waterways weren't available. Melancton Smith procured sleighs for stowage. Smith separated one of the hogsheads into two pieces, both properly labeled. Major Rivardi noticed mislabeled casks for troops at Oswego. The clothing arrived at both posts safely.
Date
06/28/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Document number
1799062828455
Page start
490
Notable persons
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
Alexander Hamilton
Melancton Smith
John J.U. Rivardi
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Niagara
Oswego
New York
Albany
Notable items
Clothing
Rum Casks
Invoices
Sleighs