Request for Issue of Clothing to Artillerists, Engineers, & Artificers
Document 1800Directs issue of clothing & blankets for troops of the 2d Regiment of Artillerists & Engineers, as well as clothing for artificers employed at Fort Mifflin.
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[Docket: War Office Jany 14. 1800 Cloathing to be delivered to use of Capt Callender's Company & Capt Elliott's Company Mr Jo Hs]
War department January 14. 1800.
Sir,
Be pleased to deliver to Lieut Theodore Memminger of the 2d Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers for the use of Captain Callender Irvine's Company one Sergeants Coat, one Sergeants Vest tens pair of Sergeants Woollen Overalls and nine Sergeants Shirts - also of fifteen privates Coats thirteen privates Vests seventy five pairs of privates Woollen Overalls twenty eight pairs of privates Linnen Overalls and one hundred and twenty nine privates Shirts also fifteen hats one hundred and seventy one pairs of Shoes one hundred and ninety nine pairs of Socks and fifty Blankets - and for four artificers belonging to Captain Elliott's Company [strikethrough: and Company] at Fort Mifflin three hats two Coats three Vests eight pair of Woollen Overalls four pairs of Linnen Overalls nine Shirts eleven pairs of Shoes twelve pairs of Socks and three blankets and three stocks and Clasps —
James McHenry
[undecipherable: probable reading Samuel Hodgdon]
Mr John Harris
Type
Document Signed
Description
Directs issue of clothing & blankets for troops of the 2d Regiment of Artillerists & Engineers, as well as clothing for artificers employed at Fort Mifflin.
Date
01/14/1800
Author
Recipient
Document number
1800011400001
Page start
1
Note
2 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, one with photograph images of the same.
Notable persons
John Harris
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
Lieutenant Theodore Momminger
2nd Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers
Captain Callender Irwin
sergeant
privates
artificers
Captain Elliott
Notable locations
War Department
Fort Mifflin
Notable items
coat
vest
woolen overalls
shirts
linen overalls
hats
pairs of shoes
pairs of socks
blankets
stocks and clasps

