Outlines Quartermaster Responsibilities and Western Activity
Document 1792Outlines responsibilities of Quartermaster General staff and the high quality of articles furnished by their department. Discusses arrangements at western posts and the state of the garrisons. Plans to retain Major Craig as quartermaster general of the post. Requests instructions on blacksmiths, carpenters, and wheelwrights. Awaits instructions on state of frontier. Refers to Campbell's contract.
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Pittsburgh June 20.th 1795
[Mr. Erwin]
[M. Seig.? Esqr.]
Sir/
I have the pleasure to inform you that the Quarter Master General Department, now begins to [undecipherable] such guarantees of this [undecipherable] as [undecipherable] they [undecipherable] in [being?] able to [perform?] the duties in such a manner as may be required.
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Outlines responsibilities of Quartermaster General staff and the high quality of articles furnished by their department. Discusses arrangements at western posts and the state of the garrisons. Plans to retain Major Craig as quartermaster general of the post. Requests instructions on blacksmiths, carpenters, and wheelwrights. Awaits instructions on state of frontier. Refers to Campbell's contract.
Date
06/20/1792
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburg
Collection
Document number
1792062040001
Page start
1
Note
Difficult to read.
Notable persons
Henry Knox
James O'Hara
Isaac Craig
Blacksmiths
Carpenters
Wheelwrights
Quartermaster General
Quarter Master General Staff
Major Craig
blacksmith
carpenter
wheelwright
Campbell
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Pittsburgh
Quartermaster General Department
Philadelphia
western posts
garrisons
Notable items
contract
instructions
state of the frontier
articles
purchases