Craig discusses military stores and shipment with Hodgdon
Document 1794Major Craig acknowledges arrival of the Quartermaster General and receipt of five thousand dollars sent by Samuel Hodgdon.
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[Received from State Dept Nov. 24, 1810 O.401810]
Pittsburg 3d Jan.y 1794
Dear Sir
Your favour of the 28th Ultimo Enclosing five thousand Dollars in Post Notes together with News Papers and an Invoice of fles I have just received —
The Quarter Master Gen.l is Arrived & I believe will set off for your City in A few days
Cap.tn Cook with the Detachment of Recruits on his [undecipherable: arrived on the thirty first Ultimo &] will decend the Ohio in A few days The Wether permit —
Hamilton the Waggoner has Delivered Major Cases Baggages together with the Cask of Wine for which he is paid in full it being ascertained that the Baggage most of the Officers that [strikethrough: the] Marched with Detachment of Troops had Carried at Public Expence amounted to more than Eight Cw.t [I] have here made [a] Public Rec.t of that weight with Major Cases Certified on it —
I have sent A Trunk by Hamilton if it proves not to be Cap.tn Morgans I pray to return it —
I Am Dear Sir
Your Most
Obedient Servant
Isaac Craig
Sam.l Hodgdon Esq.r
Philad.a
[Addressed: Samuel Hodgdon Esquire / Philadelphia]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Major Craig acknowledges arrival of the Quartermaster General and receipt of five thousand dollars sent by Samuel Hodgdon.
Date
01/03/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburg
Document number
1794010315101
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Hodgdon to Craig, 01/11/1794.
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Isaac Craig
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Pittsburg

