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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03432.047 |
| 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 instructing him to sell any stores and develop other projects |
| Date | 1 November 1784 |
| Author | Hodgdon, Samuel (1745-1824) |
| Recipient | Bryant, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes Bryant that Mr. Sheldon has informed him that there are still "loads" of stores remaining. Asks Bryant to sell any stores he can and to use the money towards the completion of the other buildings. Comments he is considering allowing Mr. Byers to use the vacant furnace and dwelling house and asks Bryant for his opinion the amount of rent to charge. Has a tear in the middle of the page causing minor text loss on both pages. |
| Subjects | American Statesmen Military History Military Supplies Ammunition Government and Civics Building Construction Commerce Finance Landlord and Tenant |
| People | Hodgdon, Samuel (1745-1824) Bryant, John (1742-1816) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Banking & Economics; Merchants & Commerce |
| 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 |