Request for Carriages and Instructions
Document 1797Gun carriages in storage to be collected due to blacksmiths at Pittsburgh discharged and tools sent to outposts. Artificers present at Pittsburgh but require model of iron work to build additional carriages. Requested instructions for J. Bever, personal friend of Craig, who has business at Treasury.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Gun carriages in storage to be collected due to blacksmiths at Pittsburgh discharged and tools sent to outposts. Artificers present at Pittsburgh but require model of iron work to build additional carriages. Requested instructions for J. Bever, personal friend of Craig, who has business at Treasury.
Date
11/07/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburgh
Collection
Document number
1797110789001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Isaac Craig
blacksmith
Wilkinson
artificers
John Bever
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
outposts
frontier
territory
Treasury
Notable items
gun carriage
cannon
tools
iron work
instructions