Articles to Fort Pitt
Document 1791The several articles being obtained should be forwarded to Fort Pitt. A wagon should also be engaged to convey the baggage of Capt. Beatty's recruits from Trenton to Fort Pitt.
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[rotated administrative notation: Letter from the Hon. the [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Re — / June 14, 1791 / [undecipherable] forwarded [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] forwarded]
[Inspector, Mr. Hodgdon &c]
Mr. William Knox
War department,
June 14th 1791.
Sir
[to that ] I [undecipherable] the ordinary plea[sure] [undecipherable] a line now
you will immediately become a [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable]
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for
[underline: notices], with a kind of [underline: [undecipherable: fair cord?]] a bit lighter
than the halter rope, for [underline: girths] being [undecipherable]
wanted to complete this same number of [them?]
[saddles?] to be made at [undecipherable: Pittsburg?], as have been
[already?] first forwarded to that place [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] The several articles [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
you will please to forward them with all
dispatch to Fort Pitt.
The Secretary of War also requests
that you engage a waggon to convey the
baggage of Captain Beatty's recruits from
Trenton to Fort Pitt. The waggon to be at Trenton
the 21st instant
on Tuesday and to remain there until Beatty arrives
from New Brunswick —
I am
Your very humble Serv[ant]
[signature]
Mr. Wm. Knox —
for
Samuel Hodgdon Esqr.
P.S. The [undecipherable] proposes to have the [undecipherable]
of the [undecipherable] set of [undecipherable] bound with white
[undecipherable] & [undecipherable] for distinction —
for the [undecipherable] not yet determined
[undecipherable] leave for your [undecipherable] on [the] subject
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
The several articles being obtained should be forwarded to Fort Pitt. A wagon should also be engaged to convey the baggage of Capt. Beatty's recruits from Trenton to Fort Pitt.
Date
06/14/1791
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Document number
1791061415001
Page start
1
Note
Partly illegible.
This was a letter for Samuel Hodgdon addressed to William Knox.
Notable persons
William Knox
John Stagg
Notable locations
War Department

