Reports of Stores, Supplies, and Quartermasters
Document 1797Encloses return of quartermaster, ordnance, and hospital stores with clothing and Indian goods, including Fort Franklin, Fort LeBoeuf, and Presque Isle. Reports the delivery of Indian goods for the Chicksaw at Fort Washington. Includes report of commissioners' stores at Pittsburgh, Fort Franklin, Fort LeBoeuf, and Presque Isle. Reports that the contractor has supplied the upper posts.
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Pittsburgh 3.d March 1797—
Sir,
You will find this accompanied by a return of Ordnance, Quarter Masters and Hospital Stores together with Clothing and Indian Goods at this post up to the 1.st January 1797 together with stores on hand at Fort Franklin, Fort LeBœuf and Presqu'isle the 31.st December 1796. Since which the only alterations which have taken place, have been in sending forward, the Chickasaw Indian Goods, a few Packages of Clothing, & thirty barrells of Whiskey to Fort Washington. A Report of Commissaries Stores on hand at this Post the 1.st March, and at Fort Franklin LeBœuf and Presqu'isle on the first of February 1797 is also herewith enclosed — Since which the Contractor has sent forward a considerable supply of provisions to the upper posts —
I am with very great respect
Sir,
your obedient Servt
(signed) Isaac Crai[g]
D.2.M.G[.]
General James Wilkinson
Com.r in Ch. U.S Army
Philadelphia
Type
Letterbook
Description
Encloses return of quartermaster, ordnance, and hospital stores with clothing and Indian goods, including Fort Franklin, Fort LeBoeuf, and Presque Isle. Reports the delivery of Indian goods for the Chicksaw at Fort Washington. Includes report of commissioners' stores at Pittsburgh, Fort Franklin, Fort LeBoeuf, and Presque Isle. Reports that the contractor has supplied the upper posts.
Date
03/03/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburgh
Collection
Document number
1797030390201
Page start
1
Notable persons
General James Wilkinson
Isaac Craig
Contractor
commissioner
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Fort Franklin
Fort LeBoeuf
Presque Isle
Fort Washington
upper posts
Pittsburg
Notable items
return
quartermaster
ordnance
hospital stores
clothing
Indian goods
commissioner's stores

