Regarding Appointment of Quartermaster Officer to Philadelphia, & the Forwarding of Cost Estimates for Various Posts
Document 1797Mentions that he has been ordered to appoint a quartermaster officer to Philadelphia, and promises to send a letter authorizing Hodgdon to do so. Also promises to send the latest Quartermaster Department estimates along soon, with various estimates for different posts to come on a defined schedules.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Mentions that he has been ordered to appoint a quartermaster officer to Philadelphia, and promises to send a letter authorizing Hodgdon to do so. Also promises to send the latest Quartermaster Department estimates along soon, with various estimates for different posts to come on a defined schedules.
Date
03/31/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburg
Collection
Document number
1797033180101
Page start
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Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
John Wilkins
Secretary of War
James McHenry
Quartermaster General
Quartermaster Department
agent
Major Craig
Notable locations
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Ohio River
posts
Notable items
letter of attorney
estimates
vouchers
settlement
accounts