Orders to take charge of deserters

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Orders to take charge of deserters

Description

Detachment under Ensign McClean, marching to Headquarters, to take charge of seven deserters in jail. McClean waits on Hodgdon for some iron handcuffs to secure the deserters.

year created

1794

month created

04

day created

24

author

sent from location

War Office

recipient

in image

notable person/group

Samuel Hodgdon
John Stagg Jr
Ensign McClean
Headquarters
deserters
detachment

notable location

jail
War Office

notable item/thing

iron handcuffs
desertion
march

document number

1794042480001

page start

1

number of pages

2

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) ZMT09 (2 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B:3
[view document] (2 pages) ZMT09a (2 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B:3

Document names

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