Request and Order for Issue of a Drum to the 2d Regiment of Artillerists & Engineers
Document 1799Two documents: the first directs the issue of a drum and associated materials to the 2d Regiment of Artillerists & Engineers. The second seems to be the request for said drum; though labeled "return," it is dated a day earlier than the first document.
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[War Office
July 6th 1799
Drum [undecipherable] to be Deld
for Capt. Cochrans Compy
of Arty
Compl]
War department July 6. 1799
Sir/
Be pleased to deliver the Bearer Ignatius Moser a Drum
Sticks and [undecipherable] to be charged to Cap Cochrans Company
1st Reg. Art. Engeneers
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
Mr John Harris
Fort Mifflin July 5th 1799
A Return for 1 Drum wanted for the
use of Capt Cochrans Company
[strikethrough: [undecipherable]] [undecipherable] Lieut 2d
Regt A & Engrs 1st
Sir Please to issue agreeably to the above
Return
Francis Gibson Lieut 2 Regt
Artillery & Engineers [undecipherable]
Colonel Hodgdon
Type
Document, type undetermined
Description
Two documents: the first directs the issue of a drum and associated materials to the 2d Regiment of Artillerists & Engineers. The second seems to be the request for said drum; though labeled "return," it is dated a day earlier than the first document.
Date
07/06/1799
Author
Recipient
Document number
1799070600001
Page start
1
Note
2 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, one with photograph images of the same.
Notable persons
John Harris
military storekeeper
2nd Regiment Artillerists and Engineers
Captain Cochran
Samuel Hodgdon
James McHenry
Secretary of War
company
bearer
Lieutenant Francis Gibson
Lieutenant William Cooper
Notable locations
War Department
Fort Mifflin
Pennsylvania
Notable items
drum
return

