Changes to Uniforms

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Changes to Uniforms

Description

Notification of no particular changes to officer uniforms. Uniformity discussed.

short description

Ltr, dis officer uniforms

year created

1799

month created

01

day created

30

sent from location

Philadelphia

sent to location

Albany, New York

in collection

in image

notable person/group

Solomon Van Rensselaer
Samuel Hodgdon
officers
cavalry

notable location

Albany, New York
Philadelphia
city
tailor

notable item/thing

letter
uniforms

notable phrase

no particular alterations in the uniforms
several corps
orders
cavalry uniform
that worn by you in this City has been made the standard
officers
tailor
that theirs might be precisely like yours
full dark green if formerly and in every other particular as before only with the exception of lace, which is not permitted to any corps or officer.

document number

1799013028001

page start

1

number of pages

2

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) AHB09 (2 pages) Collection: Cherry Hill Collection B:10; F:12

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Samuel Hodgdon Philadelphia [n/a]
Recipient Solomon Van Rensselaer Albany, New York [n/a]