Money, Invoice of Clothing, Arrival of Valentine Pancake, Condition of Wagons, Additional Transportation Charges
Document 1793Received $5000 and invoice of clothing for 2d Sub Legion. Valentine Pancake arrived with cavalry clothing and suits. Mentions broken shafts and gumbrels, Mr. Culbertson's wagons. Because stores are forwarded late in season, will be additional charges. Boats cannot carry half loads. Need an assortment of files.
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Pittsburgh 23d August 1793
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Sir,
Your favor of the 16 Instant covering five thousand Dollars, I have Received together with an Invoice of Cloathing, for the 2d Sub Legion.
Valentine Pancake is Arrived with Nos No 23 Cavalry Cloathing & a few Packages of the 400 huts, intended for Garrisons of the Upper Posts. No 3 & 4 Tumbrels are Arrived the Shafts of No 4 having Broken on the way, the Drivers have Substituted other clumsey Shafts in their Stead, the old one were Insufficient — Mr Culbertson's Waggons are expected next Week, together with Several others that I am Informed are on the way
The Stores coming forward so late in the Season occations a very great Additional Charge on Transportation as Boats cannot carry half loads — an Assortment of Filers is much wanted at this Post, those Received have been Sent forward to Head Quarters —
I am Sir
With Great Esteem
Your Obedt
Hume Servt
Isaac Craig
Saml Hodgdon Esqr —
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Received $5000 and invoice of clothing for 2d Sub Legion. Valentine Pancake arrived with cavalry clothing and suits. Mentions broken shafts and gumbrels, Mr. Culbertson's wagons. Because stores are forwarded late in season, will be additional charges. Boats cannot carry half loads. Need an assortment of files.
Date
08/23/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburgh
Collection
Document number
1793082389001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Isaac Craig
Valentine Pancake
driver
Culbertson
Notable locations
Pittsburgh
Notable items
invoice of clothing
cavalry clothing
tumbrils
shafts
wagons
stores
boats
assortment of files

