Military Stores, Bills, Elections
Document 1796Major Craig reports a post office blunder to Samuel Hodgdon. Craig also requests funds and hospital stores from Hodgdon. The popularity of the Democratic ticket in local elections is mentioned.
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Pittsburgh 18th November 1795
Sir,
Your letters of the 11th instant are both come to hand together with the enclosures.
The Mail sent from our Post office on the 4th instant for [undecipherable] by James [undecipherable] in the Post Office returned this day — The[y] account for you not receiving my letter of that date.
You will find these accompanied by two packets containing Vouchers of Issues of provision at Fort Franklin from 1st April to 30th Septr 1795 inclusive, together with a Return of Provisions at that Post from April 1795 to June 1795 inclusive — Four Vouchers of Issues of salt at this Post are also now enclosed — and you will also find the D.W.G's Draft on the Secretary at War in my favour for 1000 Dollars at 15 Days Sgt. You will be so pleased to present this Bill for acceptance & remit me the amount as soon as possible — this Draft is given me in payment of a like sum advanced to the D.W.G's Assistants the 1st July last by his order.
James Hamilton's Waggoner's Receit for 40 Dollars is enclosed — this sum you will stop from Hamilton's Place to my account.
Medicine & Hospital [undecipherable] are much wanted the[se] Account.
[undecipherable] Dr. [undecipherable] — I presume before this time you must have had an account of the Election in our Counties — It is said that the Democratic Ticket has a majority of [undecipherable] more than 3000.
I am with great Esteem,
Yr. ob. Sv.
Saml Hodgson
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Major Craig reports a post office blunder to Samuel Hodgdon. Craig also requests funds and hospital stores from Hodgdon. The popularity of the Democratic ticket in local elections is mentioned.
Date
11/18/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburg
Document number
1796111880001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Isaac Craig
Quartermaster General
Secretary of War
James Hamilton
wagoner
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Presque Isle
Fort Franklin
Le Boeuf
Notable items
mial
post office
packets
vouchers
issues of provisions
return of provision
salt
draft
bill
wagon
receipt
hospital stores
medicine
elections
Democratic ticket
blunder

