Powder & Lead for the Creeks in Georgia

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Powder & Lead for the Creeks in Georgia

Description

Hodgdon is directed to ship on board the sloop Sally, under Capt. Bethnel and now in the harbor, ten barrels of musket powder and a proportion of lead, addressed to James Seagrove, Agent to the Creek Indians in Georgia.

year created

1792

month created

11

day created

10

author

sent from location

War Department

recipient

in image

notable person/group

Samuel Hodgdon
John Stagg, Jr.
Secretary of War
Captain Bethnel
James Seagrove
Creek Nation

notable location

War Department
Creek Nation
St. Mary's
Georgia

notable item/thing

sloop Sally
musket powder
lead

document number

1792111080001

page start

1

number of pages

2

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) ZLZ16 (2 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B:2
[view document] (2 pages) ZLZ16a (2 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B:2

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author John Stagg War Department [n/a]
Recipient Samuel Hodgdon [unknown] [n/a]