Delivery of Clothing, Arms, and Accoutrements

Item

Type

Letter Signed

Title

Delivery of Clothing, Arms, and Accoutrements

Description

Orders to deliver infantry uniforms, arms, etc.

short description

Ltr, dir send uniforms, arms, etc

year created

1797

month created

08

day created

19

author

sent from location

War Office

recipient

in image

author note

James McHenry; Samuel Hodgdon.

notable person/group

John Harris
Samuel Hodgdon
Lieutenant Claiborne
James McHenry
military storekeeper
Secretary of War
sergeants
music
infantry

notable location

War Office
Richmond
Virginia

notable item/thing

suits of Infantry clothing
serjeants
music
arms
accoutrements
knapsacks
drum and fife
transportation
sergeants

document number

1797081900101

page start

1

number of pages

2

transcription

War Office
Aug 19 [17]97
Cloathing & Arms &c to be Delivd to Saml Hodgdon Esqr for Transportation to Richmond Virgnia to Lt Claiborne
War Office August 19 1797
Sir,
Be pleased to deliver to Samuel Hodgdon Esqr to be him forwarded to Leiut Claiborne at Richmond in Virginia. Thirty suits of Infantry Cloathing (one thereof to be Serjeants and two Musics) thirty stand of Arms and Accoutrements thirty Knapsacks and One Drum and Fife.
I am Sir your obedt Servant James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
Mr John Harris

Item sets

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) XEM03 (2 pages) Collection: Correspondence, Reports, Returns, Bills, Accounts Current' Statements, Receipts, Vouchers and Contracts of Philadelphia Supply Agencies (Coxe and Irvine Papers), 1794-1842. (RG92) B: 190
[view document] (2 pages) XEM03a (2 pages) Collection: Correspondence, Reports, Returns, Bills, Accounts Current' Statements, Receipts, Vouchers and Contracts of Philadelphia Supply Agencies (Coxe and Irvine Papers), 1794-1842. (RG92) B: 190

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author James McHenry War Office [n/a]
Recipient John Harris [unknown] [n/a]