Craig discusses military stores and shipment with Hodgdon
Document 1795Major Craig requests stationary and two hundred dollars in small silver from Samuel Hodgdon.
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[docketing notation, upper right of address leaf: undecipherable]
Samuel Hodgdon esqre
Philadelphia
Pittisburg 13th November 1795
Dear Sir
Your favour of the 5th instant is now before me — Colo OHara says he will set out for Philadelphia in a few days and has desired me to present his respects to you.
I am much obliged to you for the Sugar now on the way) by Hamilton the several Articles addressed to Mrs Bernaudy; now at this place: shall be duly attended to and your compliments presented to that Lady
I find that our estimates for stationary have generally been too small, the encreased number of posts [undecipherable] the Army have encreased the consumption of that article to such a degree that there is not more than three reams of writing paper now on hand at this post — I have therefore to request you to send a small supply as soon as possible — and at a convenient opportunity I shall be much obliged to you for one or two hundred dollars in small silver
I am
D Sir
your Obedient
Humb. Servant
— Isaac Craig
Samuel Hodgdon esqr
Philadelphia
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Major Craig requests stationary and two hundred dollars in small silver from Samuel Hodgdon.
Date
11/13/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburg
Document number
1795111380001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Isaac Craig
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Pittsburg

