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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01492 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0044] July 1782 |
| Title | Extract of a letter from Samuel Hodgdon Esqr CGMS to Henry Demler at the QM Genls office |
| Date | 17 July 1782 |
| Author | Hodgdon, Samuel (1745-1824) |
| Recipient | Demler, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document; Military document |
| Content Description | Samuel Hodgdon, the Commissary General Military Stores, writes, "Inclosed you have an order on Mr. [John] Ruddock for a Load of Muskets, to be brought by a returning waggon which getts out from this city to day - and as arms can never come amiss, should be glad to have a load as often as circumstances will permit - and for the delivery when opportunities present, you will produce this Letter which Shall be confidenced as a Standing order until revoked." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Military Supplies Weaponry Transportation |
| People | Hodgdon, Samuel (1745-1824) Demler, Henry (fl. 1782-1783) Ruddock, John (fl. 1779-1796) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |