James OHara Esq. War Departmt June 29th 1793
QMG.
Sir I enclose you an letter extract of a letter to me from the Secretary of the Treasury, and also a copy of my orders of Major Craig. It will remain for you to appoint some person to receive the Spirits alluded to at Fort Washington. It will be unnecessary to add that he ought to be a person in whom entire confidence may be plac’d.
Six thousand three hundred & four Dollars has lately been furnish’d Major Craig upon his
requisition, and for objects contain’d in your estimates.
The remainder amounting to thirteen thousand Seven hundred & twenty five Dollars & 34/100 has been advanc’d to Mr. Hodgdon to answer your drafts, according to your advice to him.
A Schedule of your requisition of the 26th march last is enclos’d.
I am Sir
your humble Servant,
HKnox
Sd Sy of War
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several Drafts of Major Craig — and have also foun-
him 5000 Dollars, the receipt of which he has
acknowledged. the remainder is Subject to your
drafts or other calls of the Department. The
newspapers are forwarded as usual they contain
the occurrences of the day. ——
I am Sir
Your Most Ob't Servant,
Lt James Hodgson
James O'Hara Esqr. War Departmt June 29, 1793
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Sir I enclose you an attested [undecipherable] of a letter
to me from the Secretary of the Treasury and also a
copy of my orders to Major Craig. It will remain
for you to appoint some person to receive the Specie
alluded to at Fort Washington. It will be [necessary?]
to add, that he ought to be a person in whom ——
entire confidence may be placed. ——
Six thousand and three hundred New Dollars
has lately been furnished Major Craig upon his
requisition, and the objects contained in your estimates.
The remainder amounting to Thirteen thousand,
seven hundred & twenty five Dollars $&c has
been advanced to Mr Hodgson to answer your
drafts, according to your advice to him ——
A Schedule of your requisition of the 21st January
last is enclosed.
I am Sir
your humble Servant
[undecipherable]
P. [undecipherable]
James O'Hara Esqr. Pittsburgh 30th June 1793
[2 M G]
Sir Major Mc Cutty is now setting off
with a flat boat built by Joseph Chestr. this boat
will I expect carry nearly all the grain [undecipherable]
of Mr Sutherland's purchase at [undecipherable] Schuylers.
I have sent a number of men [up?] as [undecipherable]
men shall be sent forward in a few days.
I find myself very much embarrassed by not
being regularly supplied with money. the charges
against the Quarter Master Department at this post
for the present quarter year greatly exceed my expe-
ctation. I am now making out the Abstract in order
to have all Vouchers transmitted to the Comptroller of
the Treasury by next Post, a duplicate of the abstract
shall also be enclosed to you, I find it will amount to
