Outlines Activity in Response to Fever Alarm

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Outlines Activity in Response to Fever Alarm

Description

Has not wasted any time in entering documents for the Commissariate. Shall try to obtain a complete list of items for Oswego and Niagara, or shall make the principal of the department responsible. Mr. Kirkpatrick and Mr. Day will be in charge of all affairs west of Fort Washington, and Craig will look over all affairs east. The fever causes removal of public offices within 4 or 5 days. Believes the alarm will subside.

year created

1799

month created

08

day created

23

sent from location

Philadelphia

recipient

in image

note

Cited in Craig to Hodgdon, 09/20/1799.

cited note

Cited document sent from the War Office

notable person/group

Isaac Craig
Samuel Hodgdon
Mr. Kirkpatrick
Mr. Day

notable location

Philadelphia
Oswego
Niagara
Fort Washington

notable item/thing

Documents
Vouchers
Fever

document number

1799082328155

page start

547

number of pages

1

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Document instances

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[view document] (560 pages) BJA01 (560 pages) Collection: Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, Philadelphia, Pa., Arsenal, 1798-99. P: 547

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Samuel Hodgdon Philadelphia [n/a]
Recipient Isaac Craig [unknown] [n/a]