Letter to the Superintendent of Military Stores

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

Letter to the Superintendent of Military Stores

Description

Encloses Captain Blanchard's bill relative to gun stocks; also encloses a duplicate receipt from Majors Kinsley and Perkins relative to gun stocks. Also mentions Joseph Williams' letter concerning a defect in muskets.

year created

1798

month created

12

day created

26

sent from location

Boston

recipient

sent to location

Philadelphia

in image

notable person/group

Samuel Hodgdon
Jonathan Jackson
Blanchard
[Oliver Wolcott, Jr.]
Joseph Williams
Daniel Gilbert
superintendent military stores
supervisor Boston
Captain Bela Blanchard
Secretary of Treasury
Mr. Kinssley
Mr Perkins

notable location

Massachusetts
Armory
Philadelphia
Boston
Treasury
Springfield

notable item/thing

pay
bill of lading
gun stocks
Sloop Portland Packet
vessel
receipts
muskets
patterns
upper ramrod pipe
nub
bayonet
alteration

document number

1798122680001

page start

1

number of pages

2

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Document instances

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[view document] (2 pages) YVJ17 (2 pages) Collection: Miscellaneous Letters Received by the Fourth Auditor, Jan 12, 1795-Dec 31, 1897. (RG217) (M1187) chronological
[view document] (2 pages) YVJ17a (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 Jonathan Jackson Boston [n/a]
Recipient Samuel Hodgdon Philadelphia [n/a]