Promise of Increased Wages; appointment as Deputy Quarter Master General

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[c. 1850? [undecipherable] Records &c.]

Type

Extract of Letter

Description

Discusses Craig's duties and inadequate pay, with promises to increase wages.

Date

06/15/1792

Author

Henry Knox

Recipient

Isaac Craig

Sent from

War Department

Repository

National Archives and Records Administration

Collection

Correspondence, Reports, Returns, Bills, Accounts Current' Statements, Receipts, Vouchers and Contracts of Philadelphia Supply Agencies (Coxe And

Document number

1792061514166

Page start

Note

In 1828 Isaac Craig's son Neville B. Craig prepared a three-page list of extracts of his father's correspondence with the War Office. This document was one of those.

Notable persons

Isaac Craig

Henry Knox

William Knox

Samuel Hodgdon

Mr. Kirtgelan

Mr. Howell

Major General Wayne

Mr. Hodgdon

Notable locations

War Department

Pittsburgh