Request for Transportation to Knoxville of Items belonging to Lieutenant John Porter
Document 1799Request to furnish transportation to Knoxville Tennessee for trunk and small box belonging to Lieutenant John Porter of 4th Regiment of Infantry.
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War department December 10. 1799
Sir
You will be pleased to furnish Transportation to Knoxville Tennesee for a Trunk and a small Box the Baggage belonging to Lieut. John S Porter of the fourth Regiment of Infantry —
I am Sir
Your obed Servant
James McHenry
John Wilkins Junr. (Signed) —
D. M. Genl.
A True Copy from the Original:
[For the] Sir [by] Clerk
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[Docket: James e McHenry Esqr. Sec'y of War / Decr. 10th 1799 — / advising to furnish transportation / for the Trunk & [Box] of John / [Porter] of the 4th Regt — / J Wilkins D. Q. M. Genl.]
Type
Copy of Signed Document
Description
Request to furnish transportation to Knoxville Tennessee for trunk and small box belonging to Lieutenant John Porter of 4th Regiment of Infantry.
Date
12/10/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Document number
1799121000201
Page start
1
Notable persons
John Wilkins
James McHenry
Lieutenant John Porter
Fourth Regiment of Infantry
Anthony Sealey
clerk
Notable locations
War Department
Knoxville, Tennessee
Notable items
transportation
trunk
small box
baggage