Delivery of Clothing
Document 1799Orders to deliver uniforms and shoes.
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War department. 25 November 1799.
Sir
Be pleased to deliver to John Wilkins Junior Esq: Quarter Master General thirty six Shirts and forty six pairs of Shoes to be charged to Captain Bishops Company of the Second Regiment of Artillery — and twenty three Shirts twenty two pairs of Shoes and twenty two pairs of Linen Overalls, to be charged to Lt John Hancock — and which articles, the Quarter Master General will be instructed to forward to Harpers ferry to Lieut Bent of the 8. Regimt of Infantry to replace those articles delivered Capt Bishop and Lt. Hancock out of the Supplies sent for the eighth Regiment —
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
Mr John Harris
[Docket endorsement: War Office / Nov. 25. 1799 / Cloths to charged to Cap / Bishop and John Hancock / to be forwd to at the Dept / of the 8th Regt [undecipherable] / Q.B]
Type
Letter Signed
Description
Orders to deliver uniforms and shoes.
Date
11/25/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Document number
1799112500201
Page start
1
Notable persons
John Harris
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
John Wilkins Junior
quarter master general
Captain Bishop
Second Regiment of Artillerists
Lieutenant John Hancock
Lieutenant Bent
Notable locations
War Department
Harpers Ferry
Notable items
shirts
pairs of shoes
linen overalls
supplies

