Requesting Reply on Acceptance of Promotion to Commissary General
Item
Type
Extract of Letter
Title
Requesting Reply on Acceptance of Promotion to Commissary General
Description
Asks for decision on Commissary General offer with orders to appoint deputy at Fort Pitt. Extracts of letters copied by Craig's son in 1828.
short description
ExLtr, dir boat for despatches to Wayne
year created
1794
month created
11
day created
29
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
note
In 1828 Isaac Craig's son Neville B. Craig prepared a three-page list of extracts of his father's correspondence with the War Office. This document was one of those.
notable person/group
Isaac Craig
Henry Knox
General Wayne
Commissary General
Deputy
Secretary of War
Deputy Quartermaster General
Major Abraham Kirkpatrick
John Stagg
Secretary of Treasury
Colonel Timothy Pickering
Neville B. Craig
father
notable location
War Department
Ohio River
Fort Pitt, upper parts of the Ohio
notable item/thing
appointment
compensation
inadequate pay
non acceptance
notable phrase
troops will be under the direction of the commanding general
anxious to hear whether you will accept
office
Commissary General
no time can be left in that business
must appoint deputy for Fort Pitt and
upper parts of Ohio
have a boat in readiness to descent the Ohio with dispatches for General Wayne
document number
1794112914066
page start
2
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | XEH08 (4 pages) | Collection: Correspondence, Reports, Returns, Bills, Accounts Current' Statements, Receipts, Vouchers and Contracts of Philadelphia Supply Agencies (Coxe and Irvine Papers), 1794-1842. (RG92) | B: 190 |
| [view document] (4 pages) | XEH08a (4 pages) | Collection: Correspondence, Reports, Returns, Bills, Accounts Current' Statements, Receipts, Vouchers and Contracts of Philadelphia Supply Agencies (Coxe and Irvine Papers), 1794-1842. (RG92) | B: 190 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Isaac Craig | [unknown] | [n/a] |