Clothing, shoes, blankets to be forwarded
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Clothing, shoes, blankets to be forwarded
Description
Secretary of War requests that Hodgdon ship 60 suits of rifle clothing to Richmond Virginia for Captain William Preston's company. Also 30 pairs of shoes and blankets for recruits of Captain Howel Lewis' company under Lieutenant John Bowyer. Notes that Preston's rendezvous is at Montgomery Court House and Bowyer's at Charlotte County Virginia. Address clothing to Captain John Heth, recruiting at Richmond.
year created
1792
month created
11
day created
27
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
John Stagg Jr
Secretary of War
Henry Knox
Captain William Preston
Captain Howel Lewis
Lieutenant John Bowyer
Captain John Heth
notable location
War Department
Richmond
Virginia
Montgomery Courthouse
Charlotte County
notable item/thing
shoes
blankets
rifle clothing
document number
1792112715001
page start
1
number of pages
2
