Chickasaw Goods from Pittsburgh to Nashville
Document 1795The interim Secretary of War requests information from the Commissary of Military Stores regarding the carriage of Chickasaw goods from Pittsburgh to Nashville, specifically the weight.
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To fix the carriage of the Chickasaw good from Pittsburg to Nashville, I want to know precisely the weight of the whole. This I wish to be furnished with to-day, that I may settle with the gentleman who will con-tract for such carriage & sits in waiting. Yr.obt.servt. T. Pickering [signature] War Office May 12. 1795 Samuel Hodgdon Esq
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To fix the carriage of the Chick-
asaw goods from Pittsburg to
Nashville, I want to know
precisely the [underline: weight] of the
whole. This I wish to be
furnished with to-day, that
I may settle with the
gentleman who will con-
tract for such carriage &
who is waiting.
Yr obt servt
T. Pickering
War Office
May 12. 1795.
Samuel Hodgdon Esqr
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
The interim Secretary of War requests information from the Commissary of Military Stores regarding the carriage of Chickasaw goods from Pittsburgh to Nashville, specifically the weight.
Date
05/12/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Document number
1795051200101
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Timothy Pickering
Indians
Chickasaw
Notable locations
War Office
Pittsburgh
Nashville
Tennessee
Notable items
carriage
goods