Condition of troops at Governor's Island
Document 1799States that yesterday evening he visited the fortifications at Governor's Island, New York and observed that the troops there were in much want of shoes and woolen overalls. Complains about the quality of the Hamburg Arms. Encloses a document from Lawrence Huron.
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Letterbook
Description
States that yesterday evening he visited the fortifications at Governor's Island, New York and observed that the troops there were in much want of shoes and woolen overalls. Complains about the quality of the Hamburg Arms. Encloses a document from Lawrence Huron.
Date
09/30/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799093080001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Ebenezer Stevens
Lawrence Huron
troops
Theo Peters
Notable locations
New York
Governor's Island
Notable items
shoes
woolen overalls
provision
Hamburg Arms
breech
muzzle
barrels
iron
powder
balls
wads
24 pound shot
proving the guns
draft