Samuel Hodgdon
3612 documents

Selling the Useless Barrels, Etc.
08/04/1798 Autograph Letter SignedCaptain Bryant has mentioned the propriety of cleaning the French arms in the stores and it would be more convenient to do it now rather than later. Colonel Larett [?] from Plymouth County has offered …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Seeking a Refund for the Loss of Horses
02/16/1798 Autograph Letter SignedButler has been told that she should apply for the price of the horses that were lost in 1797. Even though the value of the two horses is not high, she still wants to have the money refunded and asks …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Securing a Pay Raise
11/16/1798 Autograph Letter SignedMajor Craig asks Samuel Hodgdon to lobby the Secretary at War to secure a pay raise on his behalf.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Saving the Expense of Rent
01/31/1798 Letter SignedAn account has been adjusted at the Treasury in which $192 is due Hodgdon, the sum paid to William Smith for two years' rent of store No. 2 in which the rigging and sails of the ship "Cassius" are …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Safe Conveyance of the Box
05/02/1798 Autograph Letter SignedMrs. Murray had intended to send a box to her brother with Mr. Goodhue but fears that he will leave Philadelphia before her letter arrives. Therefore, she asks Hodgdon to send the box with the …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Returns of the Boston Navy Yard
11/06/1798 Autograph Letter SignedEnclosed are the returns of the Boston Navy Yard for the months of September and October 1798.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Returns from the Navy Yard at Boston
02/05/1798 Autograph Letter SignedEnclosed are the returns for the Navy Yard at Boston for the month of January 1798.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Returns from Posts on the Frontiers
04/06/1798 Autograph Letter SignedWilkins transmits to the Secretary of War a general return of the Quartermaster's stores on hand at the several posts on the frontier based on the most authentic returns from those posts.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Returns for September & October 1798
11/01/1798 Autograph Letter Signed"Enclosed you will receive the several returns of this post for the months of September and October last."
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Returns for May and June 1798
07/09/1798 Autograph Letter SignedEnclosed are the returns for the Boston Navy Yard for the months of May and June 1798.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Returns for Cannon, Carriages, and Stands of Arms
05/23/1798 Autograph Letter SignedEnclosed are returns for: iron 18-pounder cannon and carriages, iron ship four-pounders, and chests of French stands of arms forwarded by order of the Secretary of War. Enclosed also are Captain Lee's …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Returns for August 1798
09/10/1798 Autograph Letter SignedEnclosed are the returns from the Navy Yard at Boston for the month of August 1798.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Returns agreeable to Military Stores orders
12/04/1798 LetterbookWrites that he arrived in Lamberton, New Jersey the prior evening and proceeded immediately in making out returns agreeable to Hodgdon's orders. Encloses the returns along with vouchers.
Miscellaneous Letters Received by the Fourth Auditor, Jan 12, 1795-Dec 31, 1897. (RG217) (M1187)
Return of Two Iron Pots, Etc.
05/10/1798 Autograph Letter SignedEnclosed are the returns of the Navy Yard at Boston for April 1798. Two iron pots have been returned but they are omitted because they are not the property of the United States having been loaned to …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Return of the Yellow Fever, Etc.
08/24/1798 Autograph Letter SignedMajor Craig discusses the return of Yellow Fever to Philadelphia and several drafts made on Samuel Hodgdon's account.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Return of the Navy Yard for July 1798
08/06/1798 Autograph Letter SignedEnclosed is the return from the Boston Navy Yard for the month of July 1798.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Return of Tents On Hand
09/01/1798 Document SignedA return of tents on hand, including new common tents, old common tents repaired, and old horseman's tents repaired.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Return of Stores for 1797
01/10/1798 Autograph Letter SignedEnclosed is the return of stores received and delivered during the year 1797 and the receipts for the stores delivered.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Return of Articles for Revenue Cutters
04/02/1798 Document SignedReturn of articles furnished from the Department of War for the use of Revenue Cutters.
Fred Manning Collection of Documents From Various Series in RG217. (RG217)
Return of articles delivered for use of the navy
12/22/1798 Document SignedReturn of articles delivered for use of navy. Includes tents, port fires, swords, cartridges.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Return from the Navy Yard at Boston
01/10/1798 Autograph Letter SignedEnclosed is the return from the Navy Yard at Boston for the months of November and December 1797.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Return for the Boston Navy Yard for March
04/09/1798 Autograph Letter SignedGibbs notes that there is live oak timber and white oak ship timber in his March return that was not listed in previous returns. In clearing out the dock this timber was discovered under the mud. The …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Return for Stores Received and Delivered
04/18/1798 Autograph Letter SignedIn addition to apologizing for past mistakes in his returns, Bryant encloses his return for stores received and delivered for the first quarter of 1798. Each bar of lead has been weighed and the …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Return for December 1797
01/30/1798 Autograph Letter Signed"I have herein enclosed you my return for the month of December."
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Responsibility for Clothing Apprentices, Etc.
12/19/1798 Autograph Letter SignedAmes inquires as to whether clothing for the apprentices is to be considered articles for the factory and therefore to be procured by Colonel Williams or is it his duty to procure it agreeable to the …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
