Clothing and Supplies for Marines on the Ship of War "Delaware"

Item

Type

Letter Signed

Title

Clothing and Supplies for Marines on the Ship of War "Delaware"

Description

Harris is asked to deliver the listed articles to Lieutenant McKnight for the Marines on board the ship of war "Delaware." If any of these articles are not in the store, it should be stated immediately so they can be procured without delay.

year created

1798

month created

06

day created

15

secondary author

sent from location

War Department

recipient

in image

author note

Timothy Pickering; Samuel Hodgdon

notable person/group

John Harris
Timothy Pickering
Samuel Hodgdon
Lieut. McKnight

notable location

War Department

notable item/thing

sergeant's suit of clothing
musician's suit of clothing
private's and corporal's suits of clothing
hangers for non-commissioned officers
knapsacks
musket flints
prickers and brushes
blankets
cutlasses

document number

1798061500001

page start

1

number of pages

2

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) XJO12 (2 pages) Collection: Subject File of the Naval Records Collection AI
[view document] (2 pages) XJO12a (2 pages) Collection: Subject File of the Naval Records Collection AI

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Timothy Pickering War Department [n/a]
Author Samuel Hodgdon [unknown] [n/a]
Recipient John Harris [unknown] [n/a]