Response to Appointment
Item
Type
Extract of Letter
Title
Response to Appointment
Description
Expectation to receive response on acceptance or rejection of appointment as Commissary General at Fort Pitt.
short description
ExLtr, dir boats for detachment on Ohio
year created
1794
month created
12
day created
02
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
sent to location
Pittsburgh
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
Lieutenant Colonel Butler
Commissary General
Secretary of War
Neville B Craig
notable location
Pittsburgh
War Department
Ohio River
Fort Pitt
notable item/thing
appointment
notable phrase
have the boats in readiness
detachment
send down the Ohio
expect to hear from you on the subject of the Commissary's post be the return post.
document number
1794120214066
page start
3
Item sets
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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 | Pittsburgh | [n/a] |