Travelling Forge Forwarded to West Point?

Item

Type

Letter Signed

Title

Travelling Forge Forwarded to West Point?

Description

"The Secretary of War has directed me to request that you would please to inform him whether the travelling forge has been forwarded to West Point."

year created

1796

month created

05

day created

24

author

Nathan Jones

sent from location

War Office

recipient

Samuel Hodgdon

sent to location

War Department

in collection

Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)

in image

ZON16
ZON16a

notable person/group

Samuel Hodgdon
Nathan Jones, Clerk of the War Office

notable location

War Department

document number

1796052415001

page start

1

number of pages

2

transcription

War department
Samuel Hodgdon Esqr
Letter from War
Office 24 May
1796
Travelling forge
[circled: 155]
[stamped: Receive from State Dep't. Nov. 24. 1894. R.P.O. 401310.]
[stamped: Received from State Dep't. Nov. 24. 1894. R.P.O. 401310]
War department
May 24 1796
Sir,
The Secretary of War has directed me to request that you would please to inform him whether the travelling forge has been forwarded to West Point?
I am Sir
Your Obed Servant
Nn Jones
Clk. War Office
Samuel Hodgdon Esqr

Item sets

Documents

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) ZON16 (2 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B:4
[view document] (2 pages) ZON16a (2 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B:4

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Nathan Jones War Office [n/a]
Recipient Samuel Hodgdon War Department [n/a]