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No Further Advances to Mrs. Taylor
Craig alerts Hodgdon that it would be improper to make further advances to the wife of Jonathan Taylor since he is no longer employed as superintendent of ship carpenters.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)No Fixed Business and A Family of Five Children
Power admits to being much distressed at having no fixed business and a family of five children to support. He asks Hodgdon to find employment for him, preferably in the back country where he is most …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)No Coats Suitable for My Music
Enclosed is a list of public clothing and arms forwarded by William Cook, wagoner, but among the clothing received there are no coats suitable for music.
Fred Manning Collection of Documents From Various Series in RG217. (RG217)No Clothing
Receipts for bounty paid recruits are enclosed in the amount of $18. No clothing has arrived as yet.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)No Abatement, Etc.
Hodgdon discusses transporting gun stocks by water to Hartford and two more deaths due to the fever ravaging Philadelphia.
Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, Philadelphia, Pa., Arsenal, 1798-99.No Abatement Yet Discoverable
Among sundry supply matters, Hodgdon discusses the deaths, that may include the demise of his clerk, resulting from the ongoing fever in Philadelphia
Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, Philadelphia, Pa., Arsenal, 1798-99.Nine-Pound Ball to Prove Captain Decator's Guns
Harris is asked to deliver fourteen nine-pound ball to Mr. Humphreys for proving Captain Decator's guns.
Subject File of the Naval Records CollectionNine Pounders to be Sold at Auction
Hodgdon notes that two long nine-pounders are to be sold at auction and inquires as to whether they should be purchased for public use.
Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, Philadelphia, Pa., Arsenal, 1798-99.News from Lisbon
Smith, American Minister to Portugal, reports to the Secretary of State on the news from Lisbon, especially that which relates to the ongoing quasi-war with France.
Robert Oliver PapersNew Mode of Casting Shot, Etc.
Among other matters, Hodgdon discusses a new mode of casting shot which results in an even surface and greater precision in weight. Hodgdon doubts whether this new method actually produces better shot …
Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, Philadelphia, Pa., Arsenal, 1798-99.New Cannon are of Poor Quality, Etc.
Major Craig informs Samuel Hodgdon that the new cannon are of poor quality and that trucks and gin blocks are still needed to mount these guns. And due to the Secretary at War's delay in settling his …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)New Army Arrangements
Among sundry supplty and transportation concerns, Hodgdon comments on the arrangement of the new Army and wonders how many men will be affected by it.
Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, Philadelphia, Pa., Arsenal, 1798-99.New Act of Congress Discussed
Hamilton had not seen the recent Act of Congress regarding payment of seamen, shipmen, and officers.
MMC, McHenry, James: Mm85004543Negotiations of War and Peace
Refers to government. Possibility of declaration of war or of peace. Mentions Philadelphians who should be in Paris.
MMC, McHenry, James: Mm85004543
