Musket Stocks Fit for Use
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Musket Stocks Fit for Use
Description
Whitney is informed that 3,200 musket stocks are being sent to him and Nathan Elliott for immediate use. The vessel engaged for this purpose could hold no more than this amount so the remaing 1000 will be sent to New York and delivered by whatever means necessary.
year created
1798
month created
12
day created
08
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
notable person/group
Eli Whitney
Samuel Hodgdon
Captain Wallace
Nathan Elliott
Secretary of the Treasury [Oliver Wolcott, Jr.]
notable location
Philadelphia
New York'
notable item/thing
musket stocks fit for immediate use
vessel
document number
1798120828255
page start
311
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: 311 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Eli Whitney | [unknown] | [n/a] |