Return of Public Stores
Type
Letterbook
Title
Return of Public Stores
Description
Encloses a return of public stores that may be wanted for the department, including tents, kettles, knapsacks, canteens, cartridge boxes, etc. Reminds Hodgdon that when two companies are deployed to South Western Pennsylvania to quell a riot, there were not enough musket cartridges in store to supply them.
year created
1799
month created
06
day created
04
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
Ebenezer Stevens
Captain Henry
Captain Cockran
notable location
Philadelphia
New York
Fort Jay
South West Pennsylvania
notable item/thing
public clothing
public stores
list
riot
musket cartridge
return
tents
horsemans tents
marquee
camp kettles
knapsacks
haversacks
canteens
bell tents for army
cartridge boxes
bayonet belts
drums
fifes and drum furniture
soldiers shirts
non commissioned officers shirts
blankets
document number
1799060480001
page start
1
