Letter Signed

Report on Contents of Shipment of Public Stores

Quartermaster McClellan, noting that there was no invoice, opened up boxes of public stores. He reports on the contents which include military clothing and equipment.

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West Point

Philadelphia

Samuel Hodgdon

Lieutenant John McClellan

quartermaster

Messrs James Manning & Co.

James Manning

assistant store keeper

Philadelphia

West Point

New York

boxes

hogshead

public stores

invoice

helmets

plumes

cockades

incomplete cockades

woolen overalls

shirts

silk epaulettes

epaulettes

sword belts

drum majors cane

stationary

stationery

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Samuel Hodgdon Esqr.
Philadelphia


Lieut. MClellan
January 1796
Recd. 12
Westpoint 7th January 1796
Sir
On the 4th instant, I received two large horses
& One Hogshead of Public Stores, addressed to me as
Tuny.[?] QeMAster & forwarded by Messes James
Manning & Co of New York; but no Invoice
accompanied them.
The Commanding Occicer, ordered me to
open them and ascertain their contents; on examination
(befoer the Assistant Store Keeoer) I found the Articles
& quantity, which are under notice
Four Hundred & Forty six Helmets
Three Hundred & Fifty six Plumes
Four Hundred & Ninetynine Cockades, complete
Eleven - - - - do - - - - incomplete
Forty eight for Sergts Wool: Overalls
Twentyfour Sergts Shirts
Three Silk Epauletts
Seventyfive Buff Swords Belts &
One [undecipherable] Majors Cane, also
some articles of Stationary of which an accurate
Account cannot beginn undill the Invoice
is received
I am with respect Sir
Your very Obt Servant
Jn McClallen Le
Tuny[?] QrMaster