Request for Issue of Clothing to Various Units in Georgia

Item

Type

Document Signed

Title

Request for Issue of Clothing to Various Units in Georgia

Description

Directs issue of clothing to troops in Georgia, listed as recipients are cavalry, the 1st Regiment of Artillery, and the 4th Regiment of Infantry. The usual change in clothing allowance for troops in the South is noted (3 pairs of linen overalls and one of wool, rather than the standard 2 of each).

year created

1799

month created

12

day created

18

author

recipient

sent to location

Savannah, Georgia

in image

note

2 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, one with photograph images of the same.

author note

James McHenry; Samuel Hodgdon.

notable person/group

John Harris
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
John Wilkins Junior
Quartermaster General
Ebenezer Jackson
Colonel Gaither
Cavalry
Artillerists
Infantry
sergeants
musician
privates

notable location

Savannah
Georgia
War Office

notable item/thing

suits of clothing
woolen overalls
linen overalls

document number

1799121800101

page start

1

number of pages

2

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) XBX04 (5 pages) Collection: Consolidated Correspondence File, 1794-1890. (RG92) B:1203
[view document] (2 pages) XBX04a (2 pages) Collection: Consolidated Correspondence File, 1794-1890. (RG92) B:1203

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author James McHenry [unknown] [n/a]
Recipient John Harris Savannah, Georgia [n/a]