Instructions for Delivery of Packet
Document 1792Requests prompt action and delivery of a packet.
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Mr Charles [undecipherable] Pittsburgh February 16. 1792
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You will immediately set off with the dispatches herewith forwarded you, to the Secretary of War and with all, in both, dispatch, [undecipherable] you on your way to [undecipherable]. Should you overtake the last you have follow'd them [undecipherable] and return. — Should you not overtake them, you must endeavour to [undecipherable] you attend this and go on to the City and deliver the [undecipherable] to [Capt.?] [undecipherable].
You will be at [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] [undecipherable] temporary [undecipherable] who is appointed to mount you with a fresh horse [undecipherable] and as [undecipherable] [undecipherable] who is also appointed to change your horse. A [undecipherable] is at [undecipherable] on the Mr [undecipherable] and who will change your horse as [undecipherable] where you may arrive [undecipherable] evening; you shall by this means fall [undecipherable] to the [undecipherable] before you are at [undecipherable], in this case you will [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] into his hands or into the [undecipherable] after all you should [undecipherable] [undecipherable] before [undecipherable] [undecipherable] you arrive there but [undecipherable] [undecipherable] is also [undecipherable] is appointed to [undecipherable] means of [undecipherable] with you [undecipherable] not by any [undecipherable] be unable to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] yourself [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] from [undecipherable] to go on and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to every [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] attending the [undecipherable] [undecipherable].
Your obedient [undecipherable]
James O'Hara
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Requests prompt action and delivery of a packet.
Date
02/16/1792
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburgh
Collection
Document number
1792021690001
Page start
1
Note
Very difficult to read.
Notable persons
Charles Conrad
James O'Hara
James McHenry
Secretary of War
General Knox
Anderson
Quartermaster General
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Notable items
delivery of packet
horse
post

