Rectifying a deficiency in the amount of equipment issued to the militia

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Rectifying a deficiency in the amount of equipment issued to the militia

Description

Hamilton is notifying Hodgdon that the militia at Fort Cumberland and Carlyle are lacking sufficient items such as knapsacks, shoes, blankets, and musket balls. He is requesting that enough of these items be sent to them, and ensure that there are enough spare supplies of musket balls and field piece rounds for the entire army. He requests that these items be sent immediately and a return made upon all the items sent.

year created

1794

month created

09

day created

30

sent from location

War Department

recipient

in image

note

Cited in Coxe to Hodgdon, 10/03/1794.

cited note

Cited document sent from one element of the war office to another

notable person/group

Samuel Hodgdon
Alexander Hamilton
Mr. Francis
Virginia Militia
militia army
soldier
Secretary of Treasury
Treasury Department

notable location

War Department
Fort Cumberland
Carlisle
Bedford
Pennsylvania

notable item/thing

deficiency
articles
knapsacks
canteens
musket cartridges
blankets
shoes
forage
woolen socks
overalls
ammunition
shirts
cost
return

document number

1794093000001

page start

1

number of pages

2

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) RBO03 (2 pages) Collection: Andre DeCoppet Collection, C0063. B:15, F:40
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Citations [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton [unknown]

Document names

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