Status of Supplies Lost in Sunken Boat
Document 1797Letter and packages received, will be examined shortly. Deplores loss of supplies that were damaged or sunk with boat traveling up Allegheny.
Philadelphia 14 July 1797 Sir– I am this moment favoured with your Letter of the 7th instant, with the Packages mentioned in it–all of which will pass under examination as time may allow–The misfortune of the Boat I deplore, as I am afraid serious consequences may arise for want of the Stores injured or lost–I hope in your next, I shall be advised that Box No 3 is found as it contains important as well as costly articles–The drafts you mention shall meet due honor–I will mention what you request to Colo Pickering–Nothing very particularly New– I am Sir, your Most Obedient Servant Samuel Hodgdon Major Isaac Craig–
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