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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.10029 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0036] December 1781 |
| Title | Return of ordnance & military stores delivered to Samuel Hodgdon |
| Date | 4 December 1781 |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Lists stores delivered to Hodgdon, Commissary General of Military Stores, in Philadelphia. Ordnance stores were delivered by Mr. [Richard] Frothingham, a field commissary. Lists items such as brass cannons, howitzers, mortars, drag chain, wadhooks, ladles, and gunner belts, among others. Docketed by Samuel Shaw. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Muster Rolls and Returns Continental Army Artillery Ammunition |
| People | Hodgdon, Samuel (1745-1824) Frothingham, Richard (1755-1827) |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Ancestral records indicate a Richard Frothingham (1748-1819) who lived in Charlestown, Massachusetts, and worked as a coachmaker. This is possibly the same Frothingham who is referenced in various historical sources as wagonmaster of the army and field commissary of military stores. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |