Request for Issue of Drums & Clothing for Fort Mifflin Garrison and Convicts
Type
Document Signed
Title
Request for Issue of Drums & Clothing for Fort Mifflin Garrison and Convicts
Description
Directs issue of items to Fort Mifflin, including drums for the use of the fort, and clothing and knapsacks for the use of the men of the 1st Regiment of Artillerists & Engineers. Also directs that clothing which is in store but not suitable for the army should be delivered for use by the four convicts currently incarcerated at Fort Mifflin; Hodgdon reluctantly concedes that they must be clothed, though "no provision is made for such criminal and unhappy men."
year created
1800
month created
11
day created
17
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
notable person/group
John Harris
Samuel Hodgdon
Captain Frederick Frye
First Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers
convicts
notable location
Philadelphia
Fort Mifflin
notable item/thing
clothing
returns
drum heads
sergeants coats
sergeants vests
sergeants linen overalls
sergeants woolen overalls
sergeants shirts
musicians coats
hats
cockades and eagles
privates coats
privates vests
privates linen overalls
privates woolen overalls
privates shirts
pairs of shoes
pairs of socks
blankets
stocks and clasps
knapsacks
watch coats
notable phrase
they must be covered while confined though no provision is made for such criminal & unhappy men
document number
1800111728101
page start
1
number of pages
3
