Death of General Wayne, Dangerous Navigation
Document 1796Major Craig informs Samuel Hodgdon of the death of General Anthony Wayne. Craig also acknowledges the receipt of funds. Describes the danger of navigation on the river, with some boats being damaged or wrecked.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Major Craig informs Samuel Hodgdon of the death of General Anthony Wayne. Craig also acknowledges the receipt of funds. Describes the danger of navigation on the river, with some boats being damaged or wrecked.
Date
12/28/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburg
Document number
1796122880901
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Hodgdon to Craig, 12/30/1797.Some or all of the pages of this file are wholly or in part illegible.
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Isaac Craig
Oliver Ormsby
Major General Anthony Wayne
Major De Butts
aids de camp
Major Kirkpatrick
Doctor Pfieffer
family
merchants
women and children
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Presqu'isle
Presque Isle
Detroit
Fort Washington
Notable items
post notes
draw on you
death
interred
winter
navigation
boats
cargo
merchant boats
family boats
died