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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03432.076 |
| 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 concerning receipts for business and his post and continued employment in it |
| Date | 12 October 1798 |
| Author | Hodgdon, Samuel (1745-1824) |
| Recipient | Bryant, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Acknowledges that he has received Bryant's letters. Instructs Bryant that if he has not already done so, to send a receipt to Colonel Williams for a six pounder and a carriage that was shipped. Discusses Bryant's continuance at the post, says he wishes Bryant well and will act accordingly. Notes that "the fever still rages and many fall dayly." |
| Subjects | American Statesmen Military History Military Supplies Ammunition Government and Civics Artillery Health and Medical Disease Yellow Fever |
| People | Hodgdon, Samuel (1745-1824) Bryant, John (1742-1816) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Health & Medicine |
| 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 |