Request for Straw
Document 1791Straw in short supply, request for more to be delivered. Request to supply resident and incoming troops.
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Saml Hodgdon22 July 1791PittsburgStraw wanted Pittsburg 22 July 1791 Straw is wanting for the Troops already on this ground, and more will be called for immediately for those coming in. You will be pleased to see that both are supplied Your Most Obedient Servant Samuel Hodgdon Major Craig By [undecipherable] this day to [undecipherable] express
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Straw in short supply, request for more to be delivered. Request to supply resident and incoming troops.
Date
07/22/1791
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburgh
Collection
Document number
1791072236001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Isaac Craig
Samuel Hodgdon
troops
Notable locations
Pittsburgh
Notable items
straw