Delivery of cloth and thread for uniform overalls
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Delivery of cloth and thread for uniform overalls
Description
Letter, directs delivery of cloth and thread for uniform overalls.
short description
Ltr, dir cloth & thread for overalls
year created
1800
month created
09
day created
10
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
notable person/group
John Harris
Samuel Hodgdon
Francis Brown
operator
purveyor
notable location
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
deliver
ravens duck
brown linen
thread
overalls
army
trimmings
credit
balance
general account
notable phrase
suitable for cutting out one thousand pairs of overalls for the army, and affording materials for making them up
best to draw in favor of the operator instead of the purveyor
document number
1800091028101
page start
1
number of pages
2
transcription
Intendants Office
Sept. 10 1800
Sundries to be Ded Francis
Brown for th purpose of
being cut up into Soldiers
Cloth
Sl.
Intendant of Stores Office
Philadelphia 10th Septr 1800.
Sir,
Be pleased to deliver Francis Brown
or ordr, Sixty piecs of ravens Duck, Ten pices
of brown linn, and thirty five pounds of thread
suitable for cutting out one thousand pairs of
Overalls, for the Army, and affordning materials for
making them up
Your most obedint Servant
Samuel Hodgdon
Mr. John Harris
As the articles when cut out & accompanied
with the linen & thread as trimmings must
form the credit, to balance the delivery. I have
thought it best to draw in favour of the operator
instead of the Purveyor as usual, in either
case it passes to the General Account
immediatley.
JH
Sept. 10 1800
Sundries to be Ded Francis
Brown for th purpose of
being cut up into Soldiers
Cloth
Sl.
Intendant of Stores Office
Philadelphia 10th Septr 1800.
Sir,
Be pleased to deliver Francis Brown
or ordr, Sixty piecs of ravens Duck, Ten pices
of brown linn, and thirty five pounds of thread
suitable for cutting out one thousand pairs of
Overalls, for the Army, and affordning materials for
making them up
Your most obedint Servant
Samuel Hodgdon
Mr. John Harris
As the articles when cut out & accompanied
with the linen & thread as trimmings must
form the credit, to balance the delivery. I have
thought it best to draw in favour of the operator
instead of the Purveyor as usual, in either
case it passes to the General Account
immediatley.
JH
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | XET20 (2 pages) | Collection: Correspondence, Reports, Returns, Bills, Accounts Current' Statements, Receipts, Vouchers and Contracts of Philadelphia Supply Agencies (Coxe and Irvine Papers), 1794-1842. (RG92) | B: 192 |
| [view document] (2 pages) | XET20a (2 pages) | Collection: Correspondence, Reports, Returns, Bills, Accounts Current' Statements, Receipts, Vouchers and Contracts of Philadelphia Supply Agencies (Coxe and Irvine Papers), 1794-1842. (RG92) | B: 192 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Harris | [unknown] | [n/a] |