Blankets for the Comfort of Sick Recruits

Item

Type

Letter Signed

Title

Blankets for the Comfort of Sick Recruits

Description

The Doctor who attends the recruits at Spring Garden has reported that several of the men are seriously ill with fluxes and fevers. Unless they are made more comfortable many of them will die so blankets are requested for this purpose which may be charged to the Hospital Department.

year created

1794

month created

10

day created

07

author

sent from location

War Department

recipient

in image

notable person/group

Samuel Hodgdon
John Stagg, Jr.

notable location

War Department

document number

1794100715001

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) ZNJ04 (2 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B: 3
[view document] (2 pages) ZNJ04a (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 [unknown] [n/a]