Request for Clothing
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Request for Clothing
Description
Asks for delivery of uniform vests due his troops.
short description
Ltr, ask send vests still due to troops
year created
1799
month created
01
day created
05
author
sent from location
Fort Norfolk
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
Ferdinand Claiborne
Mr. Harris
Secretary of War
notable location
Philadelphia
Fort Norfolk
Norfolk
notable item/thing
return
infantry clothing
privates vests
suits
store
fever
promise
appearance
deficiency
notable phrase
fever taken place in the city immediately afterwards
my men suffer materially in their appearance for the want of them
document number
1799010580001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | XFG25 (2 pages) | Collection: General Information Index, 1794-1918. (RG94) | B: 21; Jacket: Norfolk, Fort, VA |
| [view document] (2 pages) | XFG25a (2 pages) | Collection: General Information Index, 1794-1918. (RG94) | B: 21; Jacket: Norfolk, Fort, VA |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Ferdinand L. Claiborne | Fort Norfolk | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |