Boat Construction
Document 1792Boats previously purchased did not suit need to transport horses so Craig has contracted the construction of wider boats. Provisions and ammunition sent to Fort Franklin.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Boats previously purchased did not suit need to transport horses so Craig has contracted the construction of wider boats. Provisions and ammunition sent to Fort Franklin.
Date
03/02/1792
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburgh
Collection
Document number
1792030254001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Craig to Knox, 03/10/1792.
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Isaac Craig
Major Craig
Secretary of War
Captain Baldwin
Lieutenant Jeffers
paymaster
Notable locations
Pittsburgh
Fort Franklin
Notable items
powder
provisions
ammunition
Indian goods
contract
boats
invoice
return
purchase
public use
horses
bulky loading
powder
flannel
paint