A Schooner to be Built at Detroit, Etc.
Document 1797Enclosed is an estimate of expenditures for the Quartermaster's department that Hodgdon should examine for accuracy. Currently, Matthew Ernest is acting as Quartermaster General and has authority to draw money for expenditures as needed. General Wilkinson has ordered a schooner to be built at Detroit, pending the approval of the Secretary of War.
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Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Enclosed is an estimate of expenditures for the Quartermaster's department that Hodgdon should examine for accuracy. Currently, Matthew Ernest is acting as Quartermaster General and has authority to draw money for expenditures as needed. General Wilkinson has ordered a schooner to be built at Detroit, pending the approval of the Secretary of War.
Date
08/24/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburg
Document number
1797082480301
Page start
1
Note
Partially illegible.
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
John Wilkins, Jr., Quartermaster General
Matthew Ernest
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Notable items
estimate of expenditures
schooner