Cover Letter, Request for Goods
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Cover Letter, Request for Goods
Description
Cover letter forwrding a letter from Colonel Benjkamin Hawkins. Also mentions that the Indians at the Fort Wilkinson trading post are most in need of powder, flints, and blankets.
year created
1799
month created
09
day created
03
author
sent from location
Fort Wilkinson
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
note
Covering letter for Hawkins to Wright 02 August 1799.
notable person/group
Edward Wright
John Harris
Keeper of military supplies
Colonel Hawkins
factor
Indians
U.S. factor
Creeks
Indian Nation
Indians
notable location
Fort Wilkinson
Philadelphia
Creek Factory
notable item/thing
instructions
post
fever
garrison
powder
flints
salt
blankets
invoice
oversight
bale
striped blankets
notable idea/issue
trade
document number
1799090380201
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | XFU16 (12 pages) | Collection: Correspondence (Letters Received, Letters Sent, and Accounts) of the Creek Factory, 1795-1814. (RG75) | Chronological |
| [view document] (1 pages) | XFU16a (10 pages) | Collection: Correspondence (Letters Received, Letters Sent, and Accounts) of the Creek Factory, 1795-1814. (RG75) | Chronological |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Edward Wright | Fort Wilkinson | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Harris | Philadelphia | [n/a] |