Letter to the Superintendent of Military Stores

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Letter to the Superintendent of Military Stores

Description

Letter, discuses timber supplies at Baltimore Naval Yard.

short description

Ltr, dis timber supplies at Yard

year created

1795

month created

06

day created

30

sent from location

Naval Yard, Baltimore

recipient

sent to location

Philadelphia

in collection

in image

notable person/group

Samuel Hodgdon
Isaac Garretson
Mr. Hamilton.

notable location

Philadelphia
Naval Yard, Baltimore

notable item/thing

clerk of this yard
instructions
a return of the articles received and delivered by him
beg leave to observe
shore
crowded
forms
timber in rafts
impracticable at presnet to assertain the quantity of feet contained
pieces
measured as soon as possible
acct
plank
scantiling
public buildings
moulds
iron delivered
purpose of rafting timber
tools for carpenters & smiths
piece of Iron weighed out
copy
sent
business
omit
military and naval stores.

document number

1795063080001

page start

1

number of pages

3

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Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Isaac Garretson Naval Yard, Baltimore [n/a]
Recipient Samuel Hodgdon Philadelphia [n/a]