Music Equipage for Lt. Geddes

Item

Type

Letter Signed

Title

Music Equipage for Lt. Geddes

Description

Hodgdon is directed to deliver to Lt. [Simon] Geddes a drum with carriage and case, drumsticks, two fifes, and fife cases, all for the recruiting service.

year created

1794

month created

07

day created

31

author

sent from location

War Department

recipient

sent to location

No. 71 N. Water Street

in image

notable person/group

Samuel Hodgdon
John Stagg
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers

notable location

No. 71 N. Water Street [Philadelphia]
War Department

document number

1794073180001

page start

1

number of pages

2

transcription

Letter from War
Office 31st July

1794

Drums etc to be
dld to Lieut. Geddes
[in pencil] Stagg 1794
Mr. Hodgdon

No 71 .. N. Water Street

[in pencil] 138 138
[typed]
Received
from
State Dep't
Nov. 24 1894
R.P.O. 401310
[typed]
Received
from
State Dep't
Nov. 24. 1894
R.P.O. 401310
[written]

Wardepartment_ July 31. 1794

Sir.

Please to let Lieutenant Geddes of the

Corps of Artillerists and Engineers, have a drum, with
Carriage-Case_ and Drumsticks; and Two Fifies and
Fife Cases __ for the recrutiting service __

I amsir,
respectfully,
Your ob. Servt.
[undecipherable] Stagg [undecipherable]


Samuel Hodgdon Esq.

only 1 Fife Case delivered

Item sets

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) ZMZ19 (2 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B: 3
[view document] (2 pages) ZMZ19a (2 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B: 3

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author John Stagg War Department [n/a]
Recipient Samuel Hodgdon No. 71 N. Water Street [n/a]