Request for Issue of Clothing & Blankets to Charleston Troops; 6th Regiment Packages
Document 1799Directs issue of clothing and blankets to troops in Charleston, SC. Also refers to stores for the 6th Regiment.
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The following articles are to be prepared for trans
portation as early as circumstances permit—
for Artillerists & Engineers
Vizt 60 Hats
4 Serjents Wolen Overalls
12 Ditto — Linen Ditto
54 Privates Wolen — Ditto
162 ditto — Linen — Ditto
216 Ditto — Shirts —
240 Pairs Shoes
240 Ditto — Stocks
60 Stocks and Clasps
60 Blankets —
Be pleased to inform me how far you can com
ply with it at present, and the probability when
it may be compleated —
yours
Samuel Hodgdon
Mr Genl Harris — 1st September 99 —
[The 2 three Pounders & Scrap Cannon to be taken to Race Street Store
that Packages remain in Store for the 6 Regr — to the Address of McKee]
[for Capn James Harris
Charleston]
[Samuel Hodgdon
to Capn James Harris —
1st September 99
[undecipherable] Clothing
[undecipherable] Artillerists & Engineers]
Type
Document Signed
Description
Directs issue of clothing and blankets to troops in Charleston, SC. Also refers to stores for the 6th Regiment.
Date
09/10/1799
Author
Recipient
Document number
1799091028001
Page start
1
Note
2 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, one with photograph images of the same.
Notable persons
John Harris
Samuel Hodgdon
Artillerists and Engineers
Francis Hugen
McRee
Notable locations
Charleston
Race Street Store
Notable items
transportation
hats
woolen overalls
linen overalls
pairs of shoes
pairs of socks
stocks and clasps
blankets
brass cannon

