Request for Issue of Uniform & Knapsack to Private, for 2nd Year's Bounty
Document 1799Directs issue of private's uniform & knapsack to a man in the 1st Infantry Regiment. A return signed by the paymaster general lists each item of clothing to which the man is entitled, as his clothing bounty for his second year of enlistment.
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[War Office Aug. 23. 1799
Capt. d. [undecipherable] Beatty
a frivate in the 1st Inft.]
War department August 23. 1799
Sir,
Be pleased to deliver to Arthur Beatty a private in Captain Fuin's company, 1. Regiment of Infantry one complete Suit of Clothing and Knapsack —
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
Mr John Harris
Return for one Complete Suit of Clothing due to Arthur Beatty a private Soldier in Captain Abner Priors Company of the 1 U States Regiment.
1 Coat
1 Vest
1 Hat
4 Pr overalls. 2 linen. 2 woolen
4 Shirts
4 Pr Shoes.
1 Stock
1 Clasp
4 Pr Socks.
4 Blankets
1 Knapsack
Due to the said Arthur Beatty since the 1 Day of May 1799. as the Second years Bounty of Clothing. his enlistment being on the 1 May 1798. the said Beatty, having been enlisted by me as a Servant C J Watt [undecipherable: ?McQu—]
An order for the above Clothing to be Issued James McHenry
Type
Document Signed
Description
Directs issue of private's uniform & knapsack to a man in the 1st Infantry Regiment. A return signed by the paymaster general lists each item of clothing to which the man is entitled, as his clothing bounty for his second year of enlistment.
Date
08/23/1799
Author
Recipient
Document number
1799082300101
Page start
1
Note
2 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, one with photograph images of the same.
Notable persons
John Harris
military storekeeper
1st Infantry Regiment
Samuel Hodgdon
James McHenry
Secretary of War
Private Arthur Beatty
Captain Abner Prior
Company
Caleb Swan
paymaster general
servant
Notable locations
War Department
Notable items
clothing
knapsack
coat
vest
shirt
overalls
shoes
stock
clasp
socks
blanket
enlistment
bounty
wool
linen

