Requests Tents, Knapsacks, Overalls, Arms, and Accouterments

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Requests Tents, Knapsacks, Overalls, Arms, and Accouterments

Description

The Secretary of War requests sufficient number of tents, knapsacks, and overalls for Captain Cass's detachment of new recruits in New Brunswick. Requests arms and accouterments be forwarded by water to Trenton to Abraham Hunt.

year created

1791

month created

11

day created

29

author

John Stagg

sent from location

War Office

recipient

William Knox

in collection

Letters Sent by the Secretary of the Navy to Federal Executive Agents (Letters to President, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Letters to (Requisitions on) Secretary of the Treasury and other Treasury Department Officials), June 1798-June 1824. (RG45)

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ZLM13
ZLM13a

notable person/group

William Knox
John Stagg
Secretary of War
Henry Knox
Captain Cass
recruits
Abraham Hunt

notable location

War Office
New Brunswick
Trenton

notable item/thing

tents
knapsacks
stage
woolen overalls
arms and accoutrements

document number

1791112940001

page start

1

number of pages

2

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[view document] (2 pages) ZLM13a (2 pages) Collection: Letters Sent by the Secretary of the Navy to Federal Executive Agents (Letters to President, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Letters to (Requisitions on) Secretary of the Treasury and other Treasury Department Officials), June 1798-June 1824. (RG45) [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author John Stagg War Office [n/a]
Recipient William Knox [unknown] [n/a]