Severity of Season Impedes Delivery of Clothing
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Severity of Season Impedes Delivery of Clothing
Description
Letter, describes delay re suits of clothing; discusses Army uniforms; discusses severe winter; mentions cost of land transportation.
year created
1798
month created
02
day created
09
author
recipient
in image
note
Cited in Dayton to Hodgdon, 02/14/1798.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
Horatio Dayton
Samuel Hodgdon
Major Hunt
notable location
Trenton
notable item/thing
expense of land transportation
river communication
suits of clothing
navigation
notable phrase
wish to know whether there is a pressing necessity for getting them on immediately
expence of land transportation all the way
wait till the river communication is open
suits of cloathing with knapsacks
[clothing]
severity of the season has again impeded the navigation
detain them sometime longer
canteens
packed and waiting for an oppy. to get them up the river to Trenton to the care of Major Hunt
forward them to you
document number
1798020928355
page start
9
number of pages
1
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (560 pages) | BJA01 (560 pages) | Collection: Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, Philadelphia, Pa., Arsenal, 1798-99. | P:009 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Hodgdon | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Horatio R. Dayton | [unknown] | [n/a] |