Refers to Potential Powder Embezzlement at Whetstone Point Garrison
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Refers to Potential Powder Embezzlement at Whetstone Point Garrison
Description
Refers to store of barrels of powder on hand at the Whetstone Point Garrison near Baltimore with a miscalculation on the certificate. Contractor David Zoe could not ascertain the exact quantity, fearing that a large quantity had been embezzled by the keeper of the magazine. There should be sufficient quantity for present use. Hodgdon added a postscript that no powder has since been forwarded to Fort McHenry.
year created
1799
month created
06
day created
08
author
recipient
in image
note
This includes a letter from Staats Morris and Samuel Y. Drysons to Samuel Hodgdon. Hodgdon then copied the letter to McHenry in his letterbook.
author note
Staats Morris; Samuel T. Dyson.
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
James McHenry
Staats Morris
Samuel Y. Drysons
David Zoe
notable location
Philadelphia
Whetstone Point Garrison
Baltimore
Magazine
Fort McHenry
notable item/thing
Powder Barrels
Certificate
document number
1799060880055
page start
468
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | BJA01 (560 pages) | Collection: Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, Philadelphia, Pa., Arsenal, 1798-99. | P: 468 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Hodgdon | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |