Supplies Needed at Fort Hamilton
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Supplies Needed at Fort Hamilton
Description
Captain Armstrong lists a number of articles needed for the use of the garrison at Fort Hamilton.
year created
1792
month created
01
day created
19
author
sent from location
Fort Hamilton
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
John Armstrong
notable location
Fort Hamilton
Fort Jefferson
notable item/thing
iron
two bars
axes
jackets
flags
garrison
flag staff
flints
wafers
document number
1792011980101
page start
1
transcription
Fort Hamilton 19<sup>th</sup> - January 1792
Sir/
Your letter of the 17<sup>th</sup> - came duly to hand- + I have to inform you that no Coin has arrived either for the Carpenter in Dublin- out of the small quantity I have your returning Horses have been furnished.- As Iron is worked there for many purposes- + you have not absolutely promised to send any on to replace the small quantity in store I cannot share you more than two bars- but promise you none of the remainder shall be used unless absolutely necessary untill you have time to send me some of a different quality in its stead, as I observed before [Oxen?]. Lockets for leting [undecipherable] are absolutely necessary. I can not think of sending the whole but you might [undecipherable] replacing it. One of the Flags you mention shall be forwar =ded to Fort Jefferson by the next post the other they leave to return - as
as it is not proper for a garrison I tendend - it <sup>may</sup> serve a Beat for which I presume it was originally intended my [undecipherable] staff in seventy five put high it would therefore be [undecipherable] to display it therein, will there for thank you to furnish am suitable be the [undecipherable] it will be six days before the banner is finished [undecipherable] will uncover many [undecipherable] be [undecipherable] Wend shall not be detained in moment unnecesarily- [undecipherable] thank you also to recollect the waters mentioned in my last - I want also a supply of [undecipherable], which May'e Ziegb wrote me he had ordered you to forward - I am Sir your Ob<sup>t</sup> Serv
John Armstrong
Cap [undecipherable]
Sir/
Your letter of the 17<sup>th</sup> - came duly to hand- + I have to inform you that no Coin has arrived either for the Carpenter in Dublin- out of the small quantity I have your returning Horses have been furnished.- As Iron is worked there for many purposes- + you have not absolutely promised to send any on to replace the small quantity in store I cannot share you more than two bars- but promise you none of the remainder shall be used unless absolutely necessary untill you have time to send me some of a different quality in its stead, as I observed before [Oxen?]. Lockets for leting [undecipherable] are absolutely necessary. I can not think of sending the whole but you might [undecipherable] replacing it. One of the Flags you mention shall be forwar =ded to Fort Jefferson by the next post the other they leave to return - as
as it is not proper for a garrison I tendend - it <sup>may</sup> serve a Beat for which I presume it was originally intended my [undecipherable] staff in seventy five put high it would therefore be [undecipherable] to display it therein, will there for thank you to furnish am suitable be the [undecipherable] it will be six days before the banner is finished [undecipherable] will uncover many [undecipherable] be [undecipherable] Wend shall not be detained in moment unnecesarily- [undecipherable] thank you also to recollect the waters mentioned in my last - I want also a supply of [undecipherable], which May'e Ziegb wrote me he had ordered you to forward - I am Sir your Ob<sup>t</sup> Serv
John Armstrong
Cap [undecipherable]
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | DCD01 (2 pages) | Collection: Northwest Territory Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Armstrong | Fort Hamilton | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Hodgdon | [unknown] | [n/a] |