Request for Issue of Uniform & Knapsack to Private, for 2nd Year's Bounty
Item
Type
Document Signed
Title
Request for Issue of Uniform & Knapsack to Private, for 2nd Year's Bounty
Description
Directs issue of private's uniform & knapsack to a man in the 1st Infantry Regiment. A return signed by the paymaster general lists each item of clothing to which the man is entitled, as his clothing bounty for his second year of enlistment.
year created
1799
month created
08
day created
23
author
recipient
in collection
note
2 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, one with photograph images of the same.
author note
James McHenrry; Samuel Hodgdon.
notable person/group
John Harris
military storekeeper
1st Infantry Regiment
Samuel Hodgdon
James McHenry
Secretary of War
Private Arthur Beatty
Captain Abner Prior
Company
Caleb Swan
paymaster general
servant
notable location
War Department
notable item/thing
clothing
knapsack
coat
vest
shirt
overalls
shoes
stock
clasp
socks
blanket
enlistment
bounty
wool
linen
document number
1799082300101
page start
1
number of pages
3
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (6 pages) | XBW12 (6 pages) | Collection: Consolidated Correspondence File, 1794-1890. (RG92) | [unknown] |
| [view document] (3 pages) | XBW12a (3 pages) | Collection: Consolidated Correspondence File, 1794-1890. (RG92) | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | [unknown] | Caleb Swan |
| Recipient | John Harris | [unknown] | [n/a] |