Mistake in Forwarding Clothing, Etc.
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Mistake in Forwarding Clothing, Etc.
Description
Armstrong is sorry that a mistake was made in forwarding the clothing brought by the pack horses. He will ask the General to let him have shirts and shoes from the stores at Fort Hamilton to be replaced by his shirts and shoes from Fort Washington. Included in the return of the pack horses are one anvil, two vices, twenty axes, and two casks of nails.
year created
1791
month created
12
day created
04
author
sent from location
Fort Hamilton
recipient
sent to location
Fort Washington
in collection
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
Captain John Armstrong
Quartermaster General
Mr. Britt
Hartsham
Wade
carpenters
officers
soldiers
notable location
Fort Washington
Fort Hamilton
garrison
notable item/thing
mistake
clothing
pack horses
shirts
shoes
axe
nails
vice
anvil
cask
boats
officer quarters
soldier quarters
window glass
orderly book
shutters
loggs
houses
logs
oxen
document number
1791120480001
page start
1
number of pages
4
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | ZLN02 (4 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B:1 |
| [view document] (4 pages) | ZLN02a (4 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B:1 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Armstrong | Fort Hamilton | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Hodgdon | Fort Washington | [n/a] |