Clothing, shoes, blankets to be forwarded

Item

Type

Letter Signed

Title

Clothing, shoes, blankets to be forwarded

Description

Secretary of War requests that Hodgdon ship 60 suits of rifle clothing to Richmond Virginia for Captain William Preston's company. Also 30 pairs of shoes and blankets for recruits of Captain Howel Lewis' company under Lieutenant John Bowyer. Notes that Preston's rendezvous is at Montgomery Court House and Bowyer's at Charlotte County Virginia. Address clothing to Captain John Heth, recruiting at Richmond.

year created

1792

month created

11

day created

27

author

sent from location

War Department

recipient

in image

notable person/group

Samuel Hodgdon
John Stagg Jr
Secretary of War
Henry Knox
Captain William Preston
Captain Howel Lewis
Lieutenant John Bowyer
Captain John Heth

notable location

War Department
Richmond
Virginia
Montgomery Courthouse
Charlotte County

notable item/thing

shoes
blankets
rifle clothing

document number

1792112715001

page start

1

number of pages

2

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) ZMA04 (2 pages) Collection: Second Congress: Reports and Communications Submitted to the Senate by the Secretary of the Treasury [2A-F2] (RG46) B:2
[view document] (2 pages) ZMA04a (2 pages) Collection: Second Congress: Reports and Communications Submitted to the Senate by the Secretary of the Treasury [2A-F2] (RG46) B:2

Document names

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