Wagons for Pennsylvania troops

Item

Type

Printed Document

Title

Wagons for Pennsylvania troops

Description

Secretary Hamilton writes that Abraham Hunt has informed him that he can procure wagons as far as Reading, Pennsylvania, but not further. Therefore advices Hodgdon to immediately send on a person to engage wagons to take the troops up at Reading. Governor Richard Howell of New Jersey will send the rest of the Jersey militia.

year created

1794

month created

09

day created

14

sent from location

Philadelphia

recipient

in collection

note

Typescript supplied by Mr. H. L. Phillips, Langhorne, Pennsylvania.

notable person/group

Samuel Hodgdon
Alexander Hamilton
Abraham Hunt
militia
troops
Henry Miller
agent
Richard Parker
artillery
Richard Howell

notable location

Philadelphia
Reading
Pennsylvania
Trenton
New Jersey

notable item/thing

wagons
horses
forage
fuel
straw

document number

1794091400000

Document instances

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Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Alexander Hamilton Philadelphia [n/a]
Recipient Samuel Hodgdon [unknown] [n/a]