Request for Issue of Clothing & Blankets for Fort Wolcott
Item
Type
Document Signed
Title
Request for Issue of Clothing & Blankets for Fort Wolcott
Description
Directs issue of clothing and blankets to Fort Wolcott, near Newport, RI.
year created
1800
month created
06
day created
05
author
recipient
in collection
note
2 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, one with photograph images of the same.
author note
Ben Stoddert; Samuel Hodgdon.
notable person/group
John Harris
Samuel Hodgdon
Benjamin Stoddart
Secretary of War
John Wilkins Jr.
Lieutenant Dransy
Artillerists and Engineers
notable location
War Department
Fort Wollcot
Newport, Rhode Island
notable item/thing
transportation
coat
shirts
pairs of shoes
linen overalls
woolen overalls
blankets
stocks and clasps
document number
1800060500001
page start
1
number of pages
2
transcription
War office
June 5 " 1800
Cloaths for the 1st Reg Outf to be fowd to Lt Dransy at Fort Wollcott
Dir
War Department June 5. 1800
Sir,
Be pleased to deliver to John Wilkins Jun[ior] Esq. for
transportation to Fort Wollcot near Newport Rhode Island to the
address of Lieut Dransy of the first Regiment of Artillerists and
Engineers, Six Hats, One Sergeants Coat four privates coats two Sergt:
Vests four private vests, three Sergeants Shirts Sixteen privates Shirts
twenty pair of Shoes, two Sergeants Linen Overalls eight privates linen
Overalls, two Sergeants Woollen Overalls Seven privates Woollen Overalls
five Blankets four Stocks and Clasps.
Ben Stoddard
charged with the duty
of Serg of Re War
Depart.
Samuel Hodgdon
Mr. John Harris
June 5 " 1800
Cloaths for the 1st Reg Outf to be fowd to Lt Dransy at Fort Wollcott
Dir
War Department June 5. 1800
Sir,
Be pleased to deliver to John Wilkins Jun[ior] Esq. for
transportation to Fort Wollcot near Newport Rhode Island to the
address of Lieut Dransy of the first Regiment of Artillerists and
Engineers, Six Hats, One Sergeants Coat four privates coats two Sergt:
Vests four private vests, three Sergeants Shirts Sixteen privates Shirts
twenty pair of Shoes, two Sergeants Linen Overalls eight privates linen
Overalls, two Sergeants Woollen Overalls Seven privates Woollen Overalls
five Blankets four Stocks and Clasps.
Ben Stoddard
charged with the duty
of Serg of Re War
Depart.
Samuel Hodgdon
Mr. John Harris
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | XBU13 (2 pages) | Collection: Consolidated Correspondence File, 1794-1890. (RG92) | [unknown] |
| [view document] (2 pages) | XBU13a (2 pages) | Collection: Consolidated Correspondence File, 1794-1890. (RG92) | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Hodgdon | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Harris | [unknown] | [n/a] |