Clothing Should be Forwarded Immediately
Document 1799Jackson sent his returns for clothing wanted for for his battalion of Artillerists and Engineers to Ebenezer Stevens in New York. He urges Hodgdon to send the clothing immediately since some of his soldiers are suffering for lack of it. He lists the Company commanders and their locations. He notes that Person Titcomb, a cadet, purchased his own clothing so he should be reimbursed. Captain John Henry has written that his soldiers have also had to purchase their own clothing.
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Jackson sent his returns for clothing wanted for for his battalion of Artillerists and Engineers to Ebenezer Stevens in New York. He urges Hodgdon to send the clothing immediately since some of his soldiers are suffering for lack of it. He lists the Company commanders and their locations. He notes that Person Titcomb, a cadet, purchased his own clothing so he should be reimbursed. Captain John Henry has written that his soldiers have also had to purchase their own clothing.
Date
11/02/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Watertown
Document number
1799110290101
Page start
1
Note
Recipient is assumed to be Hodgdon based on the content of the letter.
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Daniel Jackson
Artillerists and Engineers
Colonel Ebenezer Stevens
soldiers
Captain D Wadsworth
Captain Lemuel Gates
Captain Amos Stoddard
Captain John Henry
sergeant major
quartermaster sergeant
Person Titcomb
cadet
Notable locations
Watertown
New York
Fort Sumner, Portland
Fort Independence, Castle Island
Fort Wolcott
Fort Adams
Newport
New London
Notable items
returns
clothing
purchase
cost
damage