Discusses Appropriate Carriage Types to Deliver Items
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Discusses Appropriate Carriage Types to Deliver Items
Description
Reports that sea coast carriages are not made for the type of guns they need to carry. Lists prices for garrison carriages. Recommends common carriages as their workmen are more familiar with them. Lists items for delivery.
year created
1799
month created
07
day created
16
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
notable person/group
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
Workmen
notable location
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
Sea Coast Carriages
Guns
Garrison Carriages
Common Carriages
Worms
Sheepskins
Sponges
Havresacks
12-pounder Balls
Cannon Powder
document number
1799071628155
page start
502
number of pages
1
Item sets
Transcribe this document
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: 502 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |