Keeping the Muskets in a Perfect State of Repair
Document 1800Williams hopes no other fate has befallen the money sent to him by way of Boston. He believes that the muskets, bayonets, ramrods, and springs received from Oxford should be put in a state of repair. The superintendent says he requires a written order to undertake this work so Hodgdon furnished the order believing it is Hodgdon's desire to have them kept in a perfect state of repair.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Williams hopes no other fate has befallen the money sent to him by way of Boston. He believes that the muskets, bayonets, ramrods, and springs received from Oxford should be put in a state of repair. The superintendent says he requires a written order to undertake this work so Hodgdon furnished the order believing it is Hodgdon's desire to have them kept in a perfect state of repair.
Date
07/31/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Springfield
Document number
1800073180001
Page start
1
Note
Includes an additional letter which confirms receipt of one thousand dollars.
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Colonel Joseph Williams
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Springfield
Boston
Oxford
Notable items
money
muskets
stocks
bayonets
ramrods
springs
cleaning
state of repair
order
arsenals