Shipment of Brass Field Pieces

Item

Type

Copy of Signed Document

Title

Shipment of Brass Field Pieces

Description

Confirmation that two brass field pieces six pounders will be transported on the ship "South Carolina" now lying in Charleston harbor. They are to be delivered to Samuel Hodgdon at Philadelphia who will pay the customary freignt.

year created

1799

month created

08

day created

18

author

sent from location

Charleston

recipient

sent to location

Philadelphia

in image

note

Enclosed in Samuel Lewis to Samuel Hodgdon, 9/8/1799.

notable person/group

John Gorman
Constant Freeman
Samuel Hodgdon
master or purser of said ship

notable location

Charleston

notable item/thing

bill of lading

document number

1799081880001

page start

4

Transcribe this document

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (4 pages) ZQK23 (4 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B: 7
[view document] (4 pages) ZQK23a (4 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B: 7

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author John Gorman Charleston [n/a]
Recipient Samuel Hodgdon Philadelphia [n/a]