Delivery of Clothing and Equipage to Companies of Artillerists & Engineers
Document 1800Harris is directed to deliver horsemen's tents, common tents, sergeants' swords and belts, and a drum and sticks to John Wilkins, Quartermaster General, for transportation to Ebenezer Stevens at New York. They are intended for two companies of Artillerists and Engineers marching from West Point.
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War Department 16. May 1800
Sir,
Be pleased to deliver to John Wilkins Junior Esquire Quarter Master General for transportation to New York to the address of Ebenezer Stevens, Esqr four horsemans and twenty eight common tents with poles eight Sergeants Swords with Belts and one drum with sticks for [two] Companies of Artillerists and Engineers which are under marching and from West point —
James McHenry
Samuel [undecipherable: Hodgdon]
Mr John Haines
[War Office
May 16. 1800
Sundries to be forwarded to
New York to Genl Stevens
No [undecipherable]]
Type
Document Signed
Description
Harris is directed to deliver horsemen's tents, common tents, sergeants' swords and belts, and a drum and sticks to John Wilkins, Quartermaster General, for transportation to Ebenezer Stevens at New York. They are intended for two companies of Artillerists and Engineers marching from West Point.
Date
05/16/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Collection
Document number
1800051600201
Page start
1
Notable persons
John Harris
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
John Wilkins Jr
Quartermaster General
Ebenezer Stevens
Artillerists and Engineers
Notable locations
War Department
New York
West Point
Notable items
transportation
horsemans tents
common tents
poles
sergeants swords with belts
drum with sticks

