Difficulty in Transporting Pattern Muskets
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Difficulty in Transporting Pattern Muskets
Description
Hodgdon discusses the difficulty of transporting the pattern muskets to Kilty either by land or water during the winter.
year created
1798
month created
12
day created
14
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
note
Cited in Kilty to Hodgdon, 02/11/1799.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
John Kilty
Samuel Hodgdon
Secretary of the Treasury [Oliver Wolcott, Jr.]
notable location
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
pattern muskets
present state of transportation
land
water
river
first craft
usual route
delay
document number
1798121428055
page start
316
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: 316 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Kilty | [unknown] | [n/a] |