Military Stores to Charleston
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Military Stores to Charleston
Description
Captain Thompson is given a list of articles from the military stores at Governor's Island to be packed up and shipped on board the Revenue Cutter to Charleston, South Carolina.
year created
1795
month created
04
day created
09
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Alexander Thompson, Commanding at Governors Island, New York
Timothy Pickering, Secretary of War
Arnoldus Vander Horst
notable location
War Office
South Carolina
Governor's Island
Charleston
Harbor of New York
notable item/thing
18 pounders
flannel cartridges with caps & cylinders
paper cartridges
shot
barrels of musket powder
ream of musket cartridge paper
thread
gin (or triangle) for mounting cannon
sticks of portfire
notable phrase
Address the above stores to His Excellency Arnoldus Vander Horst, Governor of South Carolina, taking triplicate receipts from the Captain of the cutter for the delivery.
document number
1795040900001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | AQA16 (2 pages) | Collection: Thompson Family Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Timothy Pickering | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Thompson | [unknown] | [n/a] |