Provides Informatiou about Gibson's Assignment at Fort Mifflin
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Provides Informatiou about Gibson's Assignment at Fort Mifflin
Description
The Secretary of War has requested Gibson to remain at Fort Mifflin on Mud Island as Quartermaster and Superintendent of workmen. Returns should be regulated to the General Superintendent of Military Stores. Will provide instructions about how to keep books, accounts, and returns, and encloses sketches of several entries. Will provide any other instructions or assistance.
year created
1799
month created
07
day created
16
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
sent to location
Fort Mifflins
in image
notable person/group
Thomas Gibson
Samuel Hodgdon
James McHenry
notable location
Fort Mifflin
Philadelphia
Mud Island
notable item/thing
Books
Instructions
Accounts
Returns
document number
1799071628255
page start
502
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: 502 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Thomas Gibson | Fort Mifflins | [n/a] |