Cannon & Carriages to be Sent to Philadelphia
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Cannon & Carriages to be Sent to Philadelphia
Description
In addition to the cannon already ordered, Hodgdon wants additional cannon and field carriages transported to Philadelphia by whatever mean that will insure their delivery with the greatest dispatch.
year created
1798
month created
06
day created
06
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
note
Cited in Bryant to Hodgdon, 06/23/1798.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
John Bryant
Samuel Hodgdon
Melancton Smith
John Harris, public storekeeper
notable location
Philadelphia
Hartford
New York
notable item/thing
cannon
six pounders
three pounders
field carriages
vessel
guns
freight
contract
document number
1798060628055
page start
110
number of pages
1
transcription
Philadelphia 6th June 1798.
Sir.
In addition to the Cannon already ordered from your Post, I want eight six Pounders and eight three Pounders Brass with their Field Carriages complete to be sent if possible directly to the address of John Harris Public Storekeeper in this City. If you can in a reasonable time find a vessel coming from Hartford for this Post you can make the Shipment direct, if you cannot find one coming shortly to this City, you will please to ship them to Melancton Smith Esq in New York with information that they are to be reshipped as above mentioned. I shall however in this case write to him fully on the subject. You will let me know as early as possible by post in which way the Cannon may be expected. If the Guns are sent to New York Mr. Smith will pay the Freight if to this City. I will discharge it agreeably to such contract as you may make.
I am
Sir
Your most Obedt Servant
Samuel Hodgon
Capt: John Briant
Sir.
In addition to the Cannon already ordered from your Post, I want eight six Pounders and eight three Pounders Brass with their Field Carriages complete to be sent if possible directly to the address of John Harris Public Storekeeper in this City. If you can in a reasonable time find a vessel coming from Hartford for this Post you can make the Shipment direct, if you cannot find one coming shortly to this City, you will please to ship them to Melancton Smith Esq in New York with information that they are to be reshipped as above mentioned. I shall however in this case write to him fully on the subject. You will let me know as early as possible by post in which way the Cannon may be expected. If the Guns are sent to New York Mr. Smith will pay the Freight if to this City. I will discharge it agreeably to such contract as you may make.
I am
Sir
Your most Obedt Servant
Samuel Hodgon
Capt: John Briant
Item sets
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: 110 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Bryant | [unknown] | [n/a] |