Supplies to Equip a Barge at Fort Mifflin

Item

Type

Letter Signed

Title

Supplies to Equip a Barge at Fort Mifflin

Description

Captain Theodore Meminger has requested a supply of listed articles, not being in the public store, to equip the barge now being constructed for the use of the garrison at Fort Mifflin on Mud Island. Harris is asked to deliver the articles to Captain Meminger, taking his receipt for same.

year created

1800

month created

07

day created

21

sent from location

Intendant of Stores Office, Philadelphia

recipient

in image

notable person/group

Israel Whelen, Purveyor
Samuel Hodgdon
Theodore Meminger

notable location

Intendant of Stores Office, Philadelphia

notable item/thing

one awning to extend from the fastrail to the foremast
a small flag
a coil of 12-thread rattling rope for fasts and halyards
pigs of kentledge
mop
brush
scoop
padlock
lantern

document number

1800072128101

page start

1

number of pages

2

Transcribe this document

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) XJG05 (2 pages) Collection: Subject File of the Naval Records Collection AF
[view document] (2 pages) XJG05a (2 pages) Collection: Subject File of the Naval Records Collection AF

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Samuel Hodgdon Intendant of Stores Office, Philadelphia [n/a]
Recipient Israel Whelen [unknown] [n/a]