Shipment of Supplies on Sloop "Patience"
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Shipment of Supplies on Sloop "Patience"
Description
Letter, discusses articles of military clothing that have gone unaccounted for in shipment and the current captain of the sloop transporting the supplies disavows any knowledge of their presence. Mentions that yellow fever has killed captain and crew of the sloop employed to transport these articles. Requested a list of articles shipped so they can be accounted for in some fashion.
year created
1798
month created
09
day created
04
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
note
Cited in Hodgdon to Henry, 09/05/1798.Authors last name is illegible.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
John Henry
crew
paymaster
captain
notable location
Philadelphia
New York
notable item/thing
sloop
clothing
Patience
ship
supplies
return
notable idea/issue
quality
transportation of supplies
travel
missing items
fraud
yellow fever
illness
sickness
accountability
document number
1798090480200
page start
1
number of pages
2
transcription
War Office [illegible]
Recd 6 1798
Trenton 5 Sep. [stamped: New York] 10.
Samuel Hodgdon Esqr
War Office -- Philada
112
New York 4th Sept. 1798
Sir
Enquiry has been made on board the Sloop Patience for the cloathing arms &c for the use of the detachment under my command, and the Captain of the sloop disavows any knowledge of such articles. The Captain and almost all the crew who were on board of that sloop, when those articles must have been shipped, are since dead with the yellow fever; and as it is probable the present commander wants to avail himself of that circumstance, and commit some fraud, I request you will forward to me some document to prove the delivery of the articles; and I will have a detainer laid on the sloop to make the present owner or master accountable.
I am Sir
Your obedt. Servt.
John Henry
Genl Hodgdon Esqr.
Recd 6 1798
Trenton 5 Sep. [stamped: New York] 10.
Samuel Hodgdon Esqr
War Office -- Philada
112
New York 4th Sept. 1798
Sir
Enquiry has been made on board the Sloop Patience for the cloathing arms &c for the use of the detachment under my command, and the Captain of the sloop disavows any knowledge of such articles. The Captain and almost all the crew who were on board of that sloop, when those articles must have been shipped, are since dead with the yellow fever; and as it is probable the present commander wants to avail himself of that circumstance, and commit some fraud, I request you will forward to me some document to prove the delivery of the articles; and I will have a detainer laid on the sloop to make the present owner or master accountable.
I am Sir
Your obedt. Servt.
John Henry
Genl Hodgdon Esqr.
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | YVF10 (2 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Letters Received by the Fourth Auditor, Jan 12, 1795-Dec 31, 1897. (RG217) (M1187) | chronological |
| [view document] (2 pages) | YVF10a (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 | John Henry | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |