Request for Issue of Clothing to Artillerists & Engineers at Reading, Pennsylvania
Document 1799Directs issue of uniform items to a company or artillerists and engineers at Reading, Pennsylvania. A list of the same is appended.
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[War Office
Aug 16th 1799
Cloaths to be [undecipherable] the [undecipherable]
or Transportation to Capr
Callender Irwin]
[to]
War department August 16th 1799
Sir,
Be pleased to deliver to John Wilkins Junr Esqr for transportation to Reading in the State of Pennsylvania addressed to Lieut Theodore Hemminger for the use of Captain Callender Irvines Company of Artillerists and Engineers, thirty five Hats, fifty one pair of Linnen Overalls for privates and four for Musicians, four Musicians and forty nine privates Shirts, ten pairs of Shoes and fifty five Stocks and Clasps—
James M Henry
[undecipherable signature]
Mr John Harris
[Capr Irwin
35 Arty Hat.
56 — Pr Lin Overalls
49 Prie Shirts
10 pair Shoes
55 Stocks & Clasps]
Type
Document Signed
Description
Directs issue of uniform items to a company or artillerists and engineers at Reading, Pennsylvania. A list of the same is appended.
Date
08/16/1799
Author
Recipient
Document number
1799081600301
Page start
1
Note
2 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, one with photograph images of the same.
Notable persons
John Harris
military storekeeper
Captain Callender Irvine
company
artillerists and engineers
Quartermaster General
John Wilkins
Lieutenant Theodore Memminger
private
musician
James McHenry
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Reading
Pennsylvania
War Department
Notable items
clothing
transportation
linen overalls
shirts
shoes
stocks
clasps

