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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03432.057 |
| From Archive Folder | Archive of Captain John Bryant, Deputy Commissary of Military Stores at the Armory in Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Title | Samuel Hodgdon to John Bryant requesting delivery of port fires |
| Date | 12 August 1794 |
| Author | Hodgdon, Samuel (1745-1824) |
| Recipient | Bryant, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Informs Bryant that in addition to the stores ordered from Bryant's post by the Secretary of War (Henry Knox) he is also to "speedily" forward Hodgdon 500 port fires. |
| Subjects | American Statesmen Military History Military Supplies Ammunition Government and Civics Mobs and Riots Rebellion Whiskey Rebellion |
| People | Hodgdon, Samuel (1745-1824) Bryant, John (1742-1816) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Samuel Hodgdon had served as the commissary general of military stores during the American Revolution and a Colonel of military stores in the War Department after the war. Captain John Bryant was the Deputy Commissary of Military Stores at the Armory in Springfield, Massachusetts. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |