Outfitting of Boats; the Work of Pilot Denis Ferris
Document 1793Reports on fitting of boats at Legion Ville. Mentions Major McCully and taking charge of the boats at Wheeling. Directed Major Finley to give Denis Ferris charge of the boats and send them forward. Praises the work of the diminutive Ferris as a boatman and pilot.
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[undecipherable] [undecipherable] Pittsburgh [undecipherable] May [undecipherable]
Immediately after you [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
the four Boats at Loganville [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the Company
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to see them [undecipherable]
at the Several Places where the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] that Major McCurdy [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
his Business [undecipherable] in time to have taken
Charge of the Boats at Wheeling [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] — the Water Continues to fall & I have [undecipherable]
Maj. Tinley to give Denis [undecipherable] Charge of
the Boats & send them forward; [undecipherable] notwith-
standing his diminutive Figure has [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
with Propriety in Several Instances as a Boatman
& Pilot — I have Promised to pay him fifteen Dol-
[undecipherable] per month [undecipherable] he [undecipherable] the Boats [undecipherable]
safe at Fort Washington. But if any [undecipherable]
a [undecipherable] Sustained he is not to be paid more then
a Common [undecipherable] — Maj. Tinley will enclose
You the Invoices — I have sent one [undecipherable]
Horse that Mr McCune Road [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] the other two [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
that were given to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] his
Baggage to [undecipherable] Franklin were [undecipherable] on their
being [undecipherable] to Pittsburgh that [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] attachment which [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 40
& [undecipherable] is Completely fitted up for his & her [undecipherable]
& Maj. Hughes with his attachment Wants to
[undecipherable] here — Mrs [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Your Packet
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] in Which She found a letter for
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] containing 10000 Dollars
[undecipherable] Post Notes which Shall be Sent in Char-
ge [undecipherable] I have likewise [undecipherable] a Copy of
Your [undecipherable] Letter the Original Shall
be Sent with the money — This minute the
Post is arrived — Mrs [undecipherable] has [undecipherable] opened
Your Packet which Contains two Letters Copies
of which I now send You the Originals
together With a Packet said to Contain 9000
Dollars small Post Notes Shall be Sent in
Charge of Maj. [undecipherable] — I see Mrs [undecipherable]
a few minutes ago She is much Better [undecipherable]
at Your Departure — I Shall Write You
more fully by Maj. Hughes. But if he
Should not [undecipherable] off by the 1[undecipherable] I Shall then
[undecipherable] off an Express with the [undecipherable] Dispatch
I am Sir
Your Obt Humt [undecipherable]
[undecipherable]
[signature]
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[signature]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Reports on fitting of boats at Legion Ville. Mentions Major McCully and taking charge of the boats at Wheeling. Directed Major Finley to give Denis Ferris charge of the boats and send them forward. Praises the work of the diminutive Ferris as a boatman and pilot.
Date
05/10/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburgh
Collection
Document number
1793051054001
Page start
1
Note
cited in Craig to Knox, 05/17/1793.
Notable persons
Isaac Craig
James O'Hara
Major Finlay
Major Finley
Major McCully
Denis Ferris
Dennis Ferris
boatman
pilot
McName
Lieutenant Tensley
General Wilkinson
Major Hugh
Mrs O'Hara
Samuel Hodgdon
Notable locations
Pittsburgh
Fort Washington
Ohio River
Legionville
Legion Ville
Wheeling
Fort Franklin
Notable items
boats
grain
pay
cargo
invoices
wagon
horse
baggage
packet
letter
post notes

