Bank notes; supplies; arrival of India Men
Document 1793Expresses satisfaction in finding that several packages of bank notes arrived to the Quarter Master General. Will mention situation to Secretary of War in order to prevent any delay of supplies. Articles requested have been shipped or about to be. The India Men are arrived.
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Philadelphia 23 May 179[3?]
Sir—
By the Post I have your letter of the 19th Instant — I am made happy in finding the formal packages of Bank Notes to the [undecipherable] Agent have safely arrived — the five thousand dollars you mention to have received was the last sum remitted — I have assurance that the Quarter Masters department will in proper the garrisons is fully furnished with Money — and I shall forward all such with confidence under those assurances that they will be drank[?] to you in case, instructions from the [undecipherable] here will be indispensably necessary to obtaining Money — I shall mention your present Situation to the [undecipherable] After that Measures may be taken to prevent any delay in want of timely supplies of the [undecipherable]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Expresses satisfaction in finding that several packages of bank notes arrived to the Quarter Master General. Will mention situation to Secretary of War in order to prevent any delay of supplies. Articles requested have been shipped or about to be. The India Men are arrived.
Date
05/25/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Collection
Document number
1793052536001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Hodgdon to Craig, 05/31/1793.
Notable persons
Isaac Craig
Samuel Hodgdon
Quartermaster's department
Secretary of War
Henry Knox
India Men
Indians
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Notable items
articles
nails
files
steel
stationary
stationery
coarse wine
sewing thread
bank notes
supplies

