Craig discusses military stores and shipment with Hodgdon
Document 1798Major Craig discusses the accounts of the late Quartermaster General with Samuel Hodgdon.
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Pittsburgh January 5th 1795
Your letter of the 29th ult is this moment received accompanied by News Papers and a note directed to Mr [undecipherable] which as already handed to him.
I shall [undecipherable] in order to enable [undecipherable] to better to help you [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] that my trouble on [undecipherable] to right [undecipherable] which to please to pay and charge [undecipherable] to acct of 2 [undecipherable]. In looking over the abstract you transmitted me against last [undecipherable] find that you & the comptroller & Mr [undecipherable] differ in opinion with respect to the person to whom the [undecipherable] Z McGeneral's accounts were to be carried. Have therefore [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] letter to me – also the 11th [undecipherable] [undecipherable] can't be, which you will see that all my disbursements up to the 14th [undecipherable] 1790 as parties to be paid of James O'Hara. Please be [informed?] He [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] that it is necessary that you also be aware of [undecipherable] Captain [undecipherable] detachment is still [undecipherable] to the [undecipherable]. The [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for its movement which is hourly expected.
I am, Your Obt Servt
[signature]
[Hodgson Esquire]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Major Craig discusses the accounts of the late Quartermaster General with Samuel Hodgdon.
Date
01/05/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburgh
Repository
Collection
Document number
1798010589001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Isaac Craig
Comptroller of the Treasury
James O'Hara
Notable locations
Pittsburgh
Notable items
boats

