Craig discusses funding and currency with Howell
Document 1792Craig thanks Howell for making the effort to send smaller bank notes and he also requests some specie to be sent for areas where people are not reconciled to the use of bank notes.
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Pittsburgh 9th March 1793
Sir
I Received your favor of the 28 [undecipherable] but was [undecipherable] [undecipherable] lately nearly [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] a thought for [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Dollars in my [undecipherable] at the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] I am much obliged to [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] in believing me [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] in [undecipherable]
There are [undecipherable] holding a [undecipherable] at this place — [undecipherable] it would answer a good purpose if There could be sent here occasionally as [undecipherable] who live at any considerable distance [undecipherable] and not get [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] their dealings in Town for such [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Money — Consequently [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
This [undecipherable] [undecipherable] not at all [undecipherable] at Fort Franklin, the [undecipherable] instead, and as he has got a [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] him he has no [undecipherable] to a Draft from the [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
Your Obst
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Craig thanks Howell for making the effort to send smaller bank notes and he also requests some specie to be sent for areas where people are not reconciled to the use of bank notes.
Date
03/09/1792
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburgh
Repository
Collection
Document number
1792030979001
Page start
1
Note
Addressed to Howell as Pay Master General
Notable persons
Joseph Howell
Isaac Craig
War Department
Notable locations
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
War Department
Notable items
specie
bank notes

