Money Received, Supplies
Document 1792Money received from William Knox, supplies from Turnbull and Marnie received as well.
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Pittsburgh 22d June 1792
Sir
I have Received your favor of the
[undecipherable] Instant also a letter from Mr William [undecipherable: probable reading Knox], Inclosing two thousand dollars in Post Notes, for the purpose of discharging my Engagement, in the Quarter Master Depart at this [undecipherable] previous to the Appointment of the present [undecipherable] General a Receipt for which [undecipherable] on the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] I have to Request [undecipherable: probable reading that it may be forwarded to Mr undecipherable]
I shall send Mr Howell [undecipherable] Abstract of the [undecipherable] Received [undecipherable] the disbursements made for the [undecipherable]
I shall [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and
[undecipherable] having the Estimated [undecipherable] [undecipherable] a Waggon on the Road, arrived at this place, [undecipherable] several other Waggons loaded with Military Stores all in good order. I have Received of Mr Turnbull & [undecipherable: probable reading Marmie] 516 Six Pd & 73 Three Pd [undecipherable] will [undecipherable] Executed, & have also Received 703 Three Pd and 86 Six Pd Shot [undecipherable] at [undecipherable: probable reading Chamberlin] January very badly Executed indeed and the Round not Smooth & my opinion unfit for to be Used in Brass Field pieces. The Boats [undecipherable] are now nearly all Compleat, the Remainder of the [undecipherable] of Shot from Turnbull & [undecipherable: probable reading Marmie] furnace will be delivered in a few days.
The Sieves for Seperating the [undecipherable: probable reading coarse] from the fine powder, are not yet come to hand. I find that there are powder now on hand at this Post is nearly [undecipherable] powder.
I am Sir
Your Obdt
Humble Servt
Isaac Craig
[marginalia: Major [undecipherable] / [undecipherable]]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Money received from William Knox, supplies from Turnbull and Marnie received as well.
Date
06/22/1792
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburgh
Collection
Document number
1792062254001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Knox to Craig, 06/29/1792.
Partly illegible.
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Isaac Craig
Turnbull
Marnie
William Knox
Quartermasters Department
Joseph Howell
rifle companies
Marmie
Turnbull and Marmie
Notable locations
Pittsburgh
Notable items
post notes
appointment
cannon
wagon
military stores
field pieces
shot
boats
powder

