Difficulties in Obtaining Clothing
Item
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter
Title
Difficulties in Obtaining Clothing
Description
Frye complains that in 1798 he was directed by the Secretary of War to make a return of clothing which he did for 66 suits and Hodgdon did not send him the suits. Later he made another return for 120 suits and later received blue woolen overalls of poor quality from Colonel Stevens. Still later General Hamilton ordered Lieutenant Dayton to take the clothing to South Carolina with his company. Soon after arriving at Fort Moultrie, the company was reduced by deaths and desertions to 41 men. So now there is a surplus of clothing.
year created
1800
month created
05
day created
01
author
sent from location
Fort Moultrie
recipient
in collection
note
Enclosed in Freeman to Hodgdon, 05/03/1800.
notable person/group
Major Constant Freeman
Captain Frederick Frye
Secretary of War
Samuel Hogdon
Colonel Stevens
Military Agent
Lieutenant Dayton
General Hamilton
notable location
Fort Moultrie
Governor's Island
New York
West Point
South Carolina
notable item/thing
clothing
return
suits of clothing
recruiting
blue woolen overalls
quality
invoice
casualties
deaths
desertions
document number
1800050190301
page start
7
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | ZQT23 (8 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B: 7 |
| [view document] (2 pages) | ZQT23a (6 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B: 7 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Frederick Frye | Fort Moultrie | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Constant Freeman | [unknown] | [n/a] |