Sugar & Spirits but No Indian Goods, Etc.
Document 1795Craig has received an invoice of Indian goods but has received only sugar and spirits and no Indian goods. He has drawn on Hodgdon a sum to be paid to Oliver Ormsby, merchant at Pittsburgh. He still needs five thousand dollars for clothing for Colonel Butler's men since he currently has only sixteen pairs of linen overalls for more than two hundred men.
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[Cover endorsement, written vertically:]
[Isaac Craig —]
[undecipherable]
[All [undecipherable] — Copys]
[(13) — archival oval stamp]
[Archival stamp at upper left: Rec'd [?] State [?] Nov. 3d N.P.O. 401310]
Pittsburg 5th June 1795
Sir,
I have received your Letter of the 30th ultimo enclosing an Invoice of Indian goods which I suppose are on their way to this place. I observe on the Invoice one cask S said to contain Spirits and one Bbl said to contain Sugar. Quer: are the Indian goods,
On the 1st of this month I took up of Mr Oliver Ormsby Merchant of this place Eight hundred and fifty Dollars and have drawn on you in his favour for that sum at Eight days sight which please to pay & charge it to [undecipherable] Q. M. Dept and I am still under a necessity of applying to you for a remittance of [undecipherable: probable reading Two] thousand Dollars. to which you will please to pay the necessary Attention as Early as possible. on a view of the Clothing on hand 1st April 1795. and Comparing it with the number of men to be Clothed which will Appear on Coll Butler's Return it will be seen that the Troops could not have been Clothed in uniform nor were they Completed at their departure not having more than sixteen Pairs of Linen Overalls for upwards of [undecipherable: probable reading five hundred] men.
Campbell and his family are arrived, and now very industrious,
The Militia Army has cut out work for Armourers for a considerable time.
I have reason to conclude that you have forgot the set of Books for my Office
I am with great Esteem
Sir, Your —
Humble Servant
Isaac Craig —
[Address:] Saml Hodgdon Esqr
Philada
Type
Letter Signed
Description
Craig has received an invoice of Indian goods but has received only sugar and spirits and no Indian goods. He has drawn on Hodgdon a sum to be paid to Oliver Ormsby, merchant at Pittsburgh. He still needs five thousand dollars for clothing for Colonel Butler's men since he currently has only sixteen pairs of linen overalls for more than two hundred men.
Date
06/05/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburgh
Document number
1795060580201
Note
Partially illegible.
Notable persons
Isaac Craig
Samuel Hodgdon
Notable locations
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia

