Report of Shipment of Clothing to Niagara and Oswego
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Report of Shipment of Clothing to Niagara and Oswego
Description
Received invoice for clothing for posts at Niagara and Oswego. Shipments left Philadelphia marked for specific posts and detachments. Upon arrival in New York, it was thought best to transport them by sleigh. Reports state of delivery and requests Rivardi to check all invoices to know what articles are for whom. Transportation through the Albany route is delayed with enormous expense. Requests that Rivardi set the situation straight.
year created
1799
month created
04
day created
05
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
sent to location
Niagara
in image
note
Cited in Rivardi to Hodgdon, 05/02/1799.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
J. Ulrich Rivardi
Samuel Hodgdon
notable location
Niagara
Philadelphia
Oswego
New York
Albany
notable item/thing
Clothing
Sleighs
Documents
notable idea/issue
Transportation
document number
1799040528055
page start
421
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: 421 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Jacob Rivardi | Niagara | [n/a] |