Movement of Troops
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Movement of Troops
Description
Mentions Meminger sent an escort consisting of a sergeant, corporal and eighteen men with the marshall; a request for two nine pound guns is also made. Crew sent to Burlington and Sergt. Jewell ordered to land "on the island", Merminger awaiting orders from Hodgdon on this subject.
short description
Ltr, men soldiers sent with marshall
year created
1798
month created
08
day created
09
author
sent from location
Fort Mifflin
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
Theodore Meminger
Harris
Jewell
Croyables crew
the Marshall
party
notable location
Philadelphia
Fort Mifflin
Burlington
city
island
notable item/thing
guns
supplies
provisions
shipment
notable idea/issue
transportation of supplies
travel
movement
movement of troops
orders
document number
1798080980000
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | YVE19 (2 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Letters Received by the Fourth Auditor, Jan 12, 1795-Dec 31, 1897. (RG217) (M1187) | chronological |
| [view document] (2 pages) | YVE19a (2 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Letters Received by the Fourth Auditor, Jan 12, 1795-Dec 31, 1897. (RG217) (M1187) | chronological |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Theodore Meminger | Fort Mifflin | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |