Sale of powder in military stores
Item
Type
Extract of Letter
Title
Sale of powder in military stores
Description
Discusses the sale of the powder in the military stores of the U.S. Reports that the owner of a store house where artillery carriages are stored is impatient to have them moved out so he can use the store house for his own needs
year created
1784
month created
10
day created
19
author
sent from location
Turner Creek
recipient
in image
content note
Not a exact copy of the original letter (image zug12). This copy is a summary of the letter and leaves out important phrases in the original.
author note
D. Yeates
recipient note
Samuel Hodgdon
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
D. Yeates
Mr. Huggins
Mr. Corrie
Colonel Yates
Colonel Yeates
notable location
Turner Creek
Elk
Susquehanna
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Eastern Shore
notable item/thing
account
sale of the public powder
certificates
payment
balance
sale
settle
rented
store
artillery carriages
articles
rent
little value
disposition
shot and shells
property
sales
private business
certificates
document number
1784101980001
page start
1
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | ZUG05 (2 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript file) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859) | B:389 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Donaldson Yeates | Turner Creek | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Hodgdon | [unknown] | [n/a] |