Tea and Chocolate for Sick

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Tea and Chocolate for Sick

Description

Enclosed tea and chocolate for sick men. Surgeon ordered to post. Updates on troops locations and numbers. Major Zeigler planning to resign.

short description

Tea and Chocolate for Sick

year created

1792

month created

04

day created

15

author

sent from location

Pittsburgh

recipient

in collection

in image

note

Cited in Knox to Craig, 04/21/1792.

cited note

Cited document addressed to the War Office

notable person/group

Isaac Craig
Captain John Cass
doctor
surgeon
Henry Knox
sick
Captain Hughes
Doctor Whey
Lieutenant Demlar
Major Freeman
General St Clair
Ensign Morgan
Major Ziegler
Major Trueman

notable location

Pittsburgh
Fort Franklin
post
Gallipolis
Fort Washington
Marietta
Philadelphia

notable item/thing

tea
chocolate
sugar
stores
trial

document number

1792041554001

page start

1

transcription

[undecipherable] Pittsburgh april 1thth 1793

I have sent you by the bearer five pounds Sugar, two pounds of Tea & four pounds Chocolate for your Sick. Genl Knox says he has ordered a Surgeon to your Post, when he arrives I shall send you should such Stores as he shall di-rect. __ I have proposed to Capt Houghes, to employ Doctor Whey to attend your sick till a Surgeon comes forward, but he says he is not justifiable in so doing.

Yesterday, Lieut Demlar with no Alon Embarked for Galliopolis & Aloy or Trueman Arrived the day before yesterday, has taken 20 of Capt Hughes detachment to Fort Washington, by there two detachments CaptHughs Command is greatly Reduce'd__

Mayor Trueman Says Genl S. Cain has Resign'd and that Ensign Morgan is ordered to Fort Washington for Trials by a Gentleman from Marietta who arrived yesterday - I am told that Major Leigh had arrived at that place on his way to Philadela in order to Resign__

I am Sir
Your Obet Humbl Servt

Capt Jon Case
Fat Franklin Jane [undecipherable]

Item sets

Document instances

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[view document] (1 pages) IAM35 (1 pages) Collection: James Robertson Papers IIA080-81

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Isaac Craig Pittsburgh [n/a]
Recipient Jonathan Cass [unknown] [n/a]