Ordnance & Military Supplies to Portland, Province of Maine
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Ordnance & Military Supplies to Portland, Province of Maine
Description
Hodgdon lists ordnance and military supplies to be sent to Portland and discusses the best route by which they should be transported.
year created
1798
month created
07
day created
07
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
note
Cited in Bryant to Hodgdon, 07/14/1798. One of two letters from Hodgdon to Bryant cited for this day.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
John Briant
Samuel Hodgdon
Lemuel Weeks
Archibald Crary
notable location
Philadelphia
Portland, alias Casco Bay
province of Maine
Hartford
Providence
Boston
Army
Newport, Rhode Island
notable item/thing
muskets
cartouche boxes
gun worms
cartridges
cannon powder
fine musket powder for priming
brass six pounders with carriages
implements complete
strapped shot for six pounders
intercouse between Hartford and Portland by water
best and most expeditious route
Charleville muskets
document number
1798070728255
page start
143
number of pages
2
Item sets
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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:143 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Captain John Briant | [unknown] | [n/a] |