Requests Supplies for Gun Manufactory in Springfield
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Requests Supplies for Gun Manufactory in Springfield
Description
Gun manufactory in Springfield requires additional supply of gunstocks to carry business through winter. Suggests an immediate order to take into account transportation and to give the Quartermaster adequate time. Has ordered Col. Williams to have a leather hose and 20 buckets made for the engine immediately.
year created
1799
month created
08
day created
05
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
notable person/group
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
Quartermaster
Col. Williams
notable location
Philadelphia
Springfield
notable item/thing
Gunstocks
Order
Transportation
Conveyance
Engines
Iron
Leather Hose
Buckets
document number
1799080528055
page start
527
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: 527 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |