Bayonets to Bayonet Scabbard Contractors for Fitting
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Bayonets to Bayonet Scabbard Contractors for Fitting
Description
Letter, directs send bayonets to bayonet scabbard contractors to ensure fit.
short description
Ltr, dir bayonets to scabbard makers
year created
1800
month created
11
day created
07
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
notable person/group
John Harris
Samuel Hodgdon
Jones & Kinsey
Martin & Holmes
contractor
notable location
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
deliver
bayonets
bayonet scabbards
receipt
notable phrase
fit exactly to the bayonet which they are intended to cover
document number
1800110728001
page start
1
number of pages
3
transcription
Mr John Harris
Present
Intendants Office
Nov 7 1800
12 Bayonets to be Deld
Jones & Kinsey
Deld
recd inside in the order
Philadelphia 7th November 1800
Sir -
You will be pleased to deliver twelve Bayonets to Messrs Jones & Kinsey and the same number to Martin & Holmes to enable them to fit the Bayonet Scabbard contractor for exactly to the bayonet which they are intended to cover - It will be best to take a lone receipt for them impressing that they are to be returned at an early period in the same order as they are received.
I am Sir, Your Most Obedient Servant,
Samuel Hodgdon
Mr. John Harris
Present
Intendants Office
Nov 7 1800
12 Bayonets to be Deld
Jones & Kinsey
Deld
recd inside in the order
Philadelphia 7th November 1800
Sir -
You will be pleased to deliver twelve Bayonets to Messrs Jones & Kinsey and the same number to Martin & Holmes to enable them to fit the Bayonet Scabbard contractor for exactly to the bayonet which they are intended to cover - It will be best to take a lone receipt for them impressing that they are to be returned at an early period in the same order as they are received.
I am Sir, Your Most Obedient Servant,
Samuel Hodgdon
Mr. John Harris
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | XET05 (3 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) | XET05a (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 | Philadelphia | [n/a] |