Craig discusses military stores and shipment with Hodgdon
Document 1795Major Craig points an error on the quartermaster statement received from Samuel Hodgdon. Craig proceeds to make explanation for this error in accounting.
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[Wrapper: Samuel Hodgdon Esqr., Philadelphia; postal stamp notation upper left; notation in upper right corner: undecipherable]
Pittsburg 27th February 1795.
Sir
Your Letter of the 20th Instant is this moment Come to hand with a Statement of my Qr Mr Account enclosed which I have not time at Present to examine minutely it being now 10 O'Clock P.M. at the Posts arrival + the Mail is to Close at Eleven. I can however see at first glance that there is one Charge of 500 Dollars 5th of March 1794 which ought not to have been placed to Colo O'Haras Credit, as it was manifestly paid me on Account of a Considerable ballance due on former Transactions in Qr Mr Dept during your administration, the other charges it is Probable are all right, the Statement being made in haste at closing of my letter, the Error was Shortly after Discovered but to Late as the Statement had gone forward.
But notwithstanding you have discovered the ballance not to be so great as it first appeared, I can see no reason why a part of it might not have been Transmitted to me. Can I see any propriety in reducing me to a necessity of borrowing money to be applyd to payment of of the Accounts of the United States, part of the money put into my hands for Pay of the Troops at the upper posts, has been inavoidably Applyd to Qr Mr Dept; this money I shall in a few days be cald upon.
I am with esteeme —
Sir your Obedient —
Huml Servant —
— Isaac Craig
Samuel Hodgdon Esqr.
Philadelphia
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Major Craig points an error on the quartermaster statement received from Samuel Hodgdon. Craig proceeds to make explanation for this error in accounting.
Date
02/27/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburgh
Document number
1795022780101
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Isaac Craig
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh


