Tents for Pike's, Sedam's, & Kersey's Recruits

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Tents for Pike's, Sedam's, & Kersey's Recruits

Description

Hodgdon is directed to send to Trenton with all possible dispatch to the care of Abraham Hunt, contractor, ten common tents to accommodate the troops of Captain Zebulon Pike and Captain Sedam on their march from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh. Also deliver to Captain William Kersey five common tents for the use of his recruits about to march from Philadelphia.

year created

1793

month created

05

day created

20

author

sent from location

War Department

recipient

in image

notable person/group

Samuel Hodgdon
John Stagg, Jr

notable location

War Department

document number

1793052080101

page start

1

number of pages

2

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) ZMI14 (2 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B: 2
[view document] (2 pages) ZMI14a (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]