Request for Issue of Artillerists' Clothing for 3 Companies Near New York
Document 1800Directs issue of artillerists' clothing for 3 companies, via New York.
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War office
April 3d 1800
Cloaths to be put up
for the following persons viz
Capt James Reads Company
Caps — of Stettey's — do
Capt Saml Eddins — do
[initials]
War department April 3. 1800
Sir,
Be pleased to deliver to John Wilkins Junr Depty Quarter Master General the following articles of Artillerists Clothing viz
For Captain James Reads company - four Sergeants Linen Overalls
Forty eight privates Linen Overalls.
For Captain James Stetten Company - Four Sergeants Shirts four
Sergeants Linen Overalls eighty privates Shirts eighty privates
Linen Overalls and eighty four pairs of Shoes —
For Captain Samuel Eddins's company eight Sergeants shirts
eight Sergeants Linen Overalls, one hundred and twenty eight
privates shirts one hundred and twenty eight privates Linen
Overalls, One hundred and twenty eight pairs of Shoes and sixty
eight Clasps — to be transported to New York to the address of
Benj. Williamson D. Paymaster General —
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
M. John Harris
Type
Document Signed
Description
Directs issue of artillerists' clothing for 3 companies, via New York.
Date
04/03/1800
Author
Recipient
Document number
1800040300001
Page start
1
Note
3 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, one without images, and one with photograph images of the same.
Notable persons
John Harris
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
John Wilkins Jr
Captain James Read
sergeants
privates
Captain James Stilley
Stittey
Captain Samuel Eddins
Benjamin Williams
Deputy Paymaster General
Notable locations
War Department
New York
Notable items
artillerists clothing
linen overalls
shirts
pairs of shoes
clasps

