Request for Issue of Clothing & Blankets for Fort Wolcott

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War office June 5 " 1800 Cloaths for the 1st Reg Outf to be fowd to Lt Dransy at Fort Wollcott Dir War Department June 5. 1800 Sir, Be pleased to deliver to John Wilkins Jun[ior] Esq. for transportation to Fort Wollcot near Newport Rhode Island to the address of Lieut Dransy of the first Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers, Six Hats, One Sergeants Coat four privates coats two Sergt: Vests four private vests, three Sergeants Shirts Sixteen privates Shirts twenty pair of Shoes, two Sergeants Linen Overalls eight privates linen Overalls, two Sergeants Woollen Overalls Seven privates Woollen Overalls five Blankets four Stocks and Clasps.
Ben Stoddard charged with the duty of Serg of Re War Depart. Samuel Hodgdon Mr. John Harris

Type

Document Signed

Description

Directs issue of clothing and blankets to Fort Wolcott, near Newport, RI.

Date

06/05/1800

Recipient

Document number

1800060500001

Page start

1

Note

2 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, one with photograph images of the same.

Notable persons

John Harris
Samuel Hodgdon
Benjamin Stoddart
Secretary of War
John Wilkins Jr.
Lieutenant Dransy
Artillerists and Engineers

Notable locations

War Department
Fort Wollcot
Newport, Rhode Island

Notable items

transportation
coat
shirts
pairs of shoes
linen overalls
woolen overalls
blankets
stocks and clasps