Samuel Hodgdon
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Injury to the Public of Arms Dispersal, Etc.
Dexter is concerned about the injury to which the public interest is exposed by arms being dispersed to places where no one is responsible for their safekeeping.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Information Respecting Discharged Storekeepers
Dexter wants to know if any of the storekeepers have been discharged due to the removal of their stores to places of general deposit. The closing of the estimate is retarded for the want of this …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Information on Requisition of Clothing
Extract of letter to Wilkinson regarding delay in acquiring clothing for his troops. Hamilton remarks on delay as unpleasant.
Alexander Hamilton PapersIndian Annuities
Major Craig informs Samuel Hodgdon that the Indian annuities destined for Detriot have been shipped via Presque Isle while the annuities intended for the Choctaws and Chickasaws will descend the Ohio …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Inadequate Compensation
Major Craig complains to Samuel Hodgdon of not being compensated for acting as the commissary of miltary stores and clothing. Craig suggests that he intends to appeal to Congress for satisfaction.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)I Know Nothing of the Charges Against Me, Etc.
Six hundred dollars in post notes on account of the Armory have been received. Williams has received an invoice of articles from Oxford and has been busily engaged in examining, airing, and unpacking …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)I hear several of the public offices are removed to Washington...
Mrs. Hodgdon reminds Samuel not to work too hard and to try and get some exercise. She chides him for visiting a friend and not extending his journey to her nearby village. She refers to the removal …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Hospital Stores and Stationery to Captain Stille
Fleming did not receive an order to deliver hospital stores and stationery to Captain Stille but he concluded that it was not amiss to deliver some of Captain Ingersol's to Captain Stille. By the same …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Hodgdon's Remarks
Remarks on the amount of payments made by Samuel Hodgdon, Superintendent of Military Stores, from 1 June to 30 September 1800.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Henry Foxall and Co. Account Update
Account of Henry Foxall and Co. abstract enclosed. Credit to account given. Simmons requested Hodgdon update the books of the Superintendent of Military Stores.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)Helping Mother with Her Rent
Wilson asks Hodgdon for an advance of $58 to be deducted from his quarters salary. He needs the money because of the unfortunate loss sustained by his mother upon her return from Norfolk. This has put …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Health of Troops
Discussed passage to Harper's Ferry; mentioned health of troops and lack of medicine and medical supplies. Requested details on how a relation to Hodgdon recovered from small pox. Bank stock in …
General Information Index, 1794-1918. (RG94)Health of My Native City, Etc.
Hagner is pleased to hear of the health of Philadelphia and its inhabitants. Whatever may be his partiality for other places he still has a prediliction for his native city. The North Carolina …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Grape Shot in the Repository Fit For Service
Enclosed is a return of all the [?] cases of grape shot left in the repository that are fit for service. There were no issues or receipts during the last quarter.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Glass Manufacturing Business
Major Craig discusses the prospects for a successful glass manufacturing business with Samuel Hodgdon.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Genuine & Unadulterated Drugs Imported from Europe, Etc.
Dalcho discusses the acquisition of drugs and medicines for the Army.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)General Swan Indisposed and Confined to Bed
General Swan has been indisposed for some months and for the last ten days has been confined to his bed. Enclosed is a note from McDonald & Hollingsworth respecting the military stores but General …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)General Shepard's Disgraceful Conduct, Etc.
Williams is highly critical of General Shepard's performance as the judge during the trial of the Superintendent and Storekeeper at Springfield.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)General Shepard Is Preventing an Examination of the Troubles at this Post
Williams explains his suspicions that General Shepard has deliberately ignored the troubles at Springfield despite the fact that he is chairman of the committee charged with investigating those …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Gauging the Caliber of 24 Pounders
Fleming discusses, at length, the appropriate caliber for 24 pounders, noting that the French allow for windage in calibrating their pieces.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Four Naked Convicts, Etc.
Frye encloses a return of clothing for his men who are destitute for want of same.Most of them have been entitled to clothes for some months so they must be sent as soon as possible. He also needs …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Forwarding the Enclosed Letter to Amsterdam
Condy asks that his enclosed letter be sent to Amsterdam on board any vessel bound for Dutch territory or Hamburg, Germany.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Forwarding Swords & Belts
Mr. Orr has stated that he gave the necessary certificates of inspection to the manufacturers of the swords and belts and had them boxed and marked US 1799 but took no further charge of them. They …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Forwarding returns and vouchers
Forwards the returns and vouchers from the previous three months.
Miscellaneous Records of the Office of Indian Trade Relating to Accounts, 1796-1825. (RG75)
