Regarding Irregularities in Shipments of Clothing
Document 1793Craig details the shipment of clothing to recipients and addresses correspondence from Captain Henley and General Wilkinson on irregularities in packing up and shipping clothing from Pittsburg to Fort Washington. The boxes were packed in Philadelphia.
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July 7th 1790
I have received Your favour of the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] writing transmitting [to?] You [undecipherable] of Capt Henley [and] Capt Miller [undecipherable] Respecting irregularity in [parting?] of their [undecipherable] in the [something] and [undecipherable] from [undecipherable] to Fort [undecipherable] to —
It gives me [great?] pain to find that complaints have been made of transactions in which their [command?] — At the same time I am [certain?] That Capt Henley has been so busy in making a [report?] that has no just [foundation?] — After [recruiting?] for the [summer?] Capts were broken up in Philadelphia and [sent?] [to?] the Commanding Officers of the first Regiment and Captain [undecipherable] Companies of the Ohio [Corps?] Respectively [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] was [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] by [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Officers [undecipherable]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Craig details the shipment of clothing to recipients and addresses correspondence from Captain Henley and General Wilkinson on irregularities in packing up and shipping clothing from Pittsburg to Fort Washington. The boxes were packed in Philadelphia.
Date
01/10/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburgh
Collection
Document number
1793011054001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Knox to Craig, 01/19/1793.
Partly illegible.
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Isaac Craig
Captain Henley
General Wilkinson
Samuel Hodgdon
Captain Haskel
Notable locations
Pittsburgh
Fort Washington
Philadelphia
Marietta
Notable items
clothing
clothing shipments
irregularity in packing
public stores
invoice
blankets
mistakes
stationery
stationary
boat
camp kettles
canteens
bags
