Obtaining White Wampum
Document 1793"Not having obtained any white wampum, either at New York or Albany, we have desired Major Craig to procure any quantity , not exceeding 80,000, at Pittsburgh; should he procure it, he will transmit you the account thereof, which we request you to pay at five days' sight hereof."
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Description
"Not having obtained any white wampum, either at New York or Albany, we have desired Major Craig to procure any quantity , not exceeding 80,000, at Pittsburgh; should he procure it, he will transmit you the account thereof, which we request you to pay at five days' sight hereof."
Date
05/26/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Niagara
Collection
Document number
1793052640000
Note
Enclosed in Lincoln, Pickering, and Randolph to Craig, 06/21/1793.
Notable persons
Benjamin Lincoln
Beverley Randolph
Timothy Pickering
Henry Knox
Major Craig
Notable locations
Niagara
New York
Albany
Pittsburgh
Notable items
white wampum