Instructions from the Quartermaster General
Document 1794Quartermaster General O'Hara provides Hodgdon with a series of tasks that should be accomplished and updates him on the progress of the war with the Indians.
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[Endorsement on cover leaf: 57 — [undecipherable] — from [undecipherable] 5 July [undecipherable] letters]
Fort Washington July 5th 1794.
Sir,
Inclosed You have a copy of my requisition for the ensuing Six months; this you will please to draw Twenty Thousand Dollars, soon as possible, Fifteen Thousand you will forward in Specie to this Post for my Use, and Ten Thousand [I] will hold, for the purpose of taking Bills of Mr [undecipherable], and of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] —
That amount at least, the balance of the general estimate I make no doubt will be allways ready —
Two principal Articles, which I know you forwarded, in due time, have not yet come to hand, viz: Spelt and Horse [undecipherable] Tents, which will be attended with some inconvenience. —
You will find by the inclosed extract of the Journals [undecipherable] of yesterday, that Ground of 1791 has been once more the
once more the Theatre of Serious Action [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [I a]m convinced the Indians have [undecipherable] ...o now [undecipherable] Warriors, than they have exp[erienced] at any former time Since the Commence[ment] of the War. however I shall Endeavor to give [undecipherable] a more particular account of the whole in a few days —
we do not Expect the Kentucky [undecipherable] in force before the 20th they will Certain[ly be in] motion at that time and the Army [will] make a forward move. — [undecipherable] from you [undecipherable] possible.
[undecipherable] I am —
[My] Dear [Sir]
Your Humble Servt
James O'Hara
Quarter Master Genl
Mr Hodgdon Esqr
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Quartermaster General O'Hara provides Hodgdon with a series of tasks that should be accomplished and updates him on the progress of the war with the Indians.
Date
07/05/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Fort Washington
Document number
1794070580001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
James O'Hara
Indians
lost warriors
Kentucky volunteers
the Army
John Belli
Notable locations
Fort Washington
Notable items
requisition for the ensuing six months
specie
belts of Mr. Belli
horsemen's tents
theatre of serious action
commencement of the war

