Kentledge Needed for the Ships Type Author's Letterbook Copy Title Kentledge Needed for the Ships Description Hodgdon expresses the need for a large amount of kentledge to be used as permanant ballast on the ships purchased by the United States. year created 1798 month created 05 day created 14 author Samuel Hodgdon sent from location Philadelphia recipient Melancton Smith in collection Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, Philadelphia, Pa., Arsenal, 1798-99. in image BJA01 notable person/group Melancton Smith Samuel Hodgdon John and Jacob Faesch notable location Philadelphia Elizabeth Town Mount Hope Furnace notable item/thing kentledge ships purchased and fitting for the United States vessel freight document number 1798051428555 page start 91 number of pages 1 Layout Sort Position Last edited Last completed Last approved Ascending Descending Sort Filter No filter Is edited Is not edited Is completed Is not completed Is approved Is not approved Filter Show original titles of 1 1–1 of 1 Page Last transcribed Status #1 1letterbook/BJA01_91.jpg Transcribe Not transcribed New #1 1letterbook/BJA01_91.jpg Transcribe Last transcribed Not transcribed Status New