Transportation of Supplies
Document 1795Upon examining original invoice delivered by M. Slough, discrepancy in number of blankets and cavalry stockings was made when numbers were copied from original invoice. Clothing forwarded to Fort Washington and should reach destination in time due to good water conditions.
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Pittsburg 2d October 1795
Sir,
Have received your letter of the 25th Instant, enclosing Eighteen Post Notes of one Hundred Dollars each for the use of Quarter Masters Department.
After examining the original Invoice delivered Mathias Slough in Philadelphia I find there are no more than 126 (3 point) Blankets mentioned in the Invoice agreeable to my receipt of the 29th of May last — the Cavalry Stockings forwarded by John Dolah were received, & the mistake must have arose in copying the receipt from the Invoice.
On Yesterday I shipped for Fort Washington (by direction of Major Craig) all the cloathing that has come to hand since the 16th of August last, together with sundry Articles of Quarter Masters Stores & as the water is in an Excellent State & they are forwarded in Charge of Careful hands, I have no doubt of their reaching their destination in safety & in due time.
I am very respectfully
Sir your obt Servt
[signed] John Peak
[To] Saint Headgdon [undecipherable]
Philadelphia
fr Isaac [undecipherable] Higgins
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Upon examining original invoice delivered by M. Slough, discrepancy in number of blankets and cavalry stockings was made when numbers were copied from original invoice. Clothing forwarded to Fort Washington and should reach destination in time due to good water conditions.
Date
10/02/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburgh
Collection
Document number
1795100289001
Page start
1
Note
Park writes for Isaac Craig.
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
John Park
Issac Craig
Major Craig
Quartermaster's Department
Mathias Slough
John Ridebock
John Ridelock
John Ridebeck
contractor
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Fort Washington
post
Notable items
invoice
cavalry stockings
blankets
clothing
sundry articles
receipt
quartermasters stores

