Receipt of clothing for the troops in Detroit

Item

Type

Contemporary Copy of Letter Signed

Title

Receipt of clothing for the troops in Detroit

Description

Writes from Detroit that he has received the clothing requested, including vests and woolen overalls. Adds that he hopes the troops will receive such supplies in a more timely manner in the future.

year created

1799

month created

02

day created

08

author

sent from location

Detroit

recipient

in image

note

Duplicate. Cited in Strong to Hodgdon, 10/03/1799.

cited note

Cited document addressed to the War Office

notable person/group

Samuel Hodgdon
David Strong
troops
government

notable location

Detroit

notable item/thing

hogshead
clothing
woolen overalls
troops

document number

1799020880101

page start

1

number of pages

2

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) YVK09 (2 pages) Collection: Miscellaneous Letters Received by the Fourth Auditor, Jan 12, 1795-Dec 31, 1897. (RG217) (M1187) chronological
[view document] (2 pages) YVK09a (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 David Strong Detroit [n/a]
Recipient Samuel Hodgdon [unknown] [n/a]