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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03432.046 |
| 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 regarding the selling of stores |
| Date | 26 October 1784 |
| Author | Hodgdon, Samuel (1745-1824) |
| Recipient | Bryant, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Provides instructions to Bryant regarding what stores should be sold. Notes the sale of the brass cahorns [possibly referring to a coehorn] were sold by mistake and the person who was responsible for it should be held accountable. Says he will only be in Boston for another three to four weeks and needs Bryant's accounts before he leaves. Address leaf missing causing text loss on docket. |
| Subjects | American Statesmen Military History Military Supplies Ammunition Government and Civics Finance Commerce |
| People | Hodgdon, Samuel (1745-1824) Bryant, John (1742-1816) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Banking & Economics |
| 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 |