Transportation of Goods
Document 1795Notification that Indian goods were forwarded to Fort Washington by boat, invoice of goods on hand. Quartermaster General will submit invoice to Pickering upon his arrival in Philadelphia. Mentioned lateness of delivery by contractors who used pack horses to transport goods due to misdirection. Advised improvement to roads for transport.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Notification that Indian goods were forwarded to Fort Washington by boat, invoice of goods on hand. Quartermaster General will submit invoice to Pickering upon his arrival in Philadelphia. Mentioned lateness of delivery by contractors who used pack horses to transport goods due to misdirection. Advised improvement to roads for transport.
Date
04/10/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburgh
Collection
Document number
1795041054001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Timothy Pickering
Isaac Craig
Indians
Indian Nation
contractors
Colonel Butler
Notable locations
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Fort Washington
Fort Franklin
Notable items
Indian goods
general invoice
cattle
pack horses
invoice
boat
enclosures