Purchase of Thirty Pack Horses
Document 1795The clerk has received a letter from Major Craig in which he expresses the need to purchase thirty additional pack horses for the journey from Pittsburgh to Presq'Isle. Since no money has been received from Hodgdon, the clerk has borrowed money for that purpose with the promise of immediate re-payment. All of this has lead to the delay of the purchase.
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Type
Letter/Document (contemporary copy, in third hand, unsigned)
Description
The clerk has received a letter from Major Craig in which he expresses the need to purchase thirty additional pack horses for the journey from Pittsburgh to Presq'Isle. Since no money has been received from Hodgdon, the clerk has borrowed money for that purpose with the promise of immediate re-payment. All of this has lead to the delay of the purchase.
Date
08/07/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburg
Document number
1795080780001
Page start
1
Note
Written by a clerk in Craig's absence.
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Isaac Craig's Clerk
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Pittsburg