Supplies
Document 1792Discusses accounts from Hodgdon's administration. Transport of supplies and wagoners to restock stores.
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[Received from State Dep't. Nov. 21, [undecipherable] R.P.O. 4013[undecipherable]]
Pittsburg 17th Jany 18[undecipherable]
Dear Sir
I sent this Morning Proposing to send You By Post A Number of Vouchers, but on Receiving Your [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to be more Convenient on [undecipherable] Settlement & Your Note with the Auditor, to have the Whole of the Acct in View. I shall therefore give Due Bills [undecipherable]
money to discharge them
ones [undecipherable] are now Against me, [undecipherable] as Remitted, & thereby Obtain Vouchers, for All the Charges against the D M Department During Your Administration, this I shall have done by Next Post -
The Quarter Master Gen'l is [undecipherable] with the [undecipherable] [undecipherable: Reno] thinks he has Employed Improper Waggoners [undecipherable] Insolence, men that are not to be Depended on -
John Whitman set off yesterday to Convey with him Capt [undecipherable] would but Could not take Charge of Major [undecipherable] it shall be sent as soon as Pofs[undecipherable]
Colt Keely Arrived Yesterday & has Deli[undecipherable]
Now Sir I believe it is not well understood whether he is to Continue at this Post or to go to Fort Washington -
If McRunn has an Hour to spare he Please to direct him to send me the supply of Sugar, [undecipherable] such as he had last [undecipherable] we are now Entirely out of those Articles -
I am Dear Sir
your Obedient
Humble Servant
[undecipherable: Jno. Craig]
[Saml Hodgdon Esqr
Philada]
N.B. The Compensation Allowed my Clerk is certainly to[undecipherable] Labour. That finds himself at this Place has of [undecipherable] more Can be Allowed I Shall be Obliged to [undecipherable] it out of my own Pay, which is not too Great -
[undecipherable: Craig]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Discusses accounts from Hodgdon's administration. Transport of supplies and wagoners to restock stores.
Date
08/17/1792
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburgh
Document number
1792081780101
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Isaac Craig
Quartermaster General
wagoners
Newman
Major Gaither
Captain Henly
Captain Henley
clerk
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Notable items
vouchers
accounts
due bills
remitted
sword
stores
sugar
supplies
wagon
compensation

