Request for Issue of Clothing & Equipment to Troops at Eastern Ports
Document 1799Directs issue of clothing & equipment to troops at Savannah, Georgia; Newport, Rhode Island; and Wilmington, North Carolina.
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[Endorsement on wrapper: War Office / Nov. 29. 1799 / [undecipherable] Cloths &c to be / to the within Mention'd [undecipherable] &c]
War department November 29, 1799
Sir,
Be pleased to deliver to John Wilkins Jund. Quarter Master General the following articles to be transported to the places and to the address of the persons herein after named.
To Captain William Littlefield, at Savannah in the State of Georgia, One Sergeants Vest - six ditto Shirts, Seven ditto Woollen Overalls - One Musicians Coat, twenty six Hats. twenty two privates Coats twenty four privates Vests, two ditto pair Linen Overalls one hundred and nineteen ditto Woollen Overalls one hundred and twenty two ditto Shirts one hundred and fifty seven pairs of Shoes one hundred and thirty seven pairs of socks twenty three Stocks and Clasps sixty three Blankets nine Epaulets - Artillerist Clothing first Regiment.
To Captain Amos Stoddard at Newport Rhode Island
[pack] Seventy seven Hats, seventy seven privates Coats, seventy seven privates Vests, one hundred and fifty four pairs of privates Linen Overalls - One hundred and fifty four pairs of privates [strikethrough: Linen] Woollen Overalls, three hundred and eight private Shirts three hundred and eight pairs of Shoes, three hundred and eight socks seventy seven Stocks and Clasps seventy seven Blankets, seventy seven Knapsacks seventy seven Canteens - Artillerist Clothing Second Regiment.
To Lieutenants John Fergus, Wilmington - North Carolina
Two Sergeants Coats - two Sergeants Vests sixteen [above: eight] Sergeants Shirts [above: eight] four pairs of Sergeants Linen Overalls, [above: four] eight pairs of
[pack] Sergeants Woollen Overalls, two Musicians Coats, two Musi-
[+] cians Vests, twenty six Hats, twenty two privates Coats, twenty two privates Vests forty [above: eight] pairs [above: privates] of Linen Overalls, forty four [above: Privates] pairs of Woollen Overalls, [above: ninety six] eighty eight Shirts for private, one hundred and four pairs of Shoes twenty six Stocks and Clasps and twenty six Blankets. One hundred and four pairs of Socks. the whole Artillerist Clothing 2d. Regt. — James McHenry
Samuel Hodgson
M. John Harris
Type
Document Signed
Description
Directs issue of clothing & equipment to troops at Savannah, Georgia; Newport, Rhode Island; and Wilmington, North Carolina.
Date
11/29/1799
Author
Recipient
Document number
1799112900001
Page start
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Note
2 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, one with photograph images of the same.
Notable persons
John Harris
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
John Wilkins Jr
Quartermaster General
Captain William Littlefield
sergeants
privates
musicians
Captain Amos Stoddard
Lieutenant John Fergus
Notable locations
War Office
Savannah, Georgia
Newport, Rhode Island
Wilmington, North Carolina
Notable items
vest
shirts
woolen overalls
musicians coat
hats
coats
linen overalls
pairs of shoes
socks
stocks and clasps
blankets
epaulets
Artillerist's clothing


