Craig discusses military stores and shipment with Hodgdon
Document 1794The absence of the quartermaster has required Major Craig to draw on Samuel Hodgdon for several sums. This letter notifies Hodgdon of these payments.
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Pittsburgh 18th April 1794
Dear Sir
As the Quarter Master General has not yet arrived, I have been under a necessity of drawing on You for several Sums on acct of the Quarter Master Department to wit on the 16th Inst. in favour of Mr John Harris at Eight days sight for two hundred Dollars. and on the 17th in favour of William McKinley two drafts Payable ten days after sight — viz. one for 614 Dollars & the other for 600 Dollars, & I have this day drawn on You in favour of Alexander Scott for 1760 Dollars Payable thirty days after sight.
Mr Harris not having an Opportunity of Settling his account with Mr Neville— Previous to his departure from Fort Washington has requested me to take up his amount here which has Occasioned the Draft in his favour—
The Draft in favour of William McKinley are in discharge of an Account for a large Quantity of Forage delivered agreeable to contract at Fort Washington & the draft in favour of Alexr Scott is in Payment of Twelve Tons of Bar Iron delivered at this post Agreeable to Contract.
As Colo. O'Hara has not wrote by Post I presume he is on his way home & therefore have not wrote to him. Should he still be in Phila. Please to tell him that all the Iron Half the number of Bags ordered & nearly all the Pack Horse men will be sent forward in a few days
Capt. Bissell's receipt for [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] enclosed—
I am Dear Sir
Your [undecipherable] Hum Servt
[undecipherable]
[Enclosure]
Mr Hoosdon will please to accept
Major [undecipherable] drafts Specified in this
le[tter] [undecipherable] may be made
Un[der] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]th 1794
James O'Hara
Quarter M. G.
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
The absence of the quartermaster has required Major Craig to draw on Samuel Hodgdon for several sums. This letter notifies Hodgdon of these payments.
Date
04/18/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburg
Document number
1794041880001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Craig to Hodgdon, 04/25/1794.Some or all of the pages of this file are wholly or in part illegible.
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Isaac Craig
Notable locations
Pittsburg

