Replacing Privates' Clothing with Sergeants' Clothing
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Replacing Privates' Clothing with Sergeants' Clothing
Description
Hodgdon proposes sending sergeants' clothing in place of privates clothing which is in short supply. Though the clothing for sergeants is more expensive there is not much difference between the two.
year created
1798
month created
09
day created
28
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
notable person/group
John Swan
Samuel Hodgdon
Secretary of War [McHenry]
notable location
Philadelphia
Baltimore
notable item/thing
articles of clothing
patterns
privates' shirts, vests, or woolen overalls
former contracts for sergeants
receipt
document number
1798092828355
page start
233
number of pages
1
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: 233 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Swan | [unknown] | [n/a] |