Shipment of Sundry Ordnance to Charleston

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Shipment of Sundry Ordnance to Charleston

Description

Hodgdon discusses the shipment of cannon and carriages to Charleston, South Carolina.

year created

1798

month created

05

day created

18

sent from location

Philadelphia

recipient

in image

notable person/group

Melancton Smith
Samuel Hodgdon
James Simmons
Major [George] Fleming
Capt. [John] Briant

notable location

Philadelphia
Charleston

notable item/thing

twelve pounders
carriage
eighteen pounders
freight
Bill of Lading
brass 24 pounders
pieces of ordnance
military stores

document number

1798051828055

page start

93

number of pages

1

Transcribe this document

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: 93

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Samuel Hodgdon Philadelphia [n/a]
Recipient Melancton Smith [unknown] [n/a]