Craig discusses military stores and shipment with Hodgdon
Document 1798For Hodgdon's review, Major Craig forwards a general statement of accounts transacted between himself and Mr. Hodgdon.
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[Docket: Letter from Major Craig 20th Jan 1798 Also 2 letters from the War Office]
[Received from State Dep't. Nov. 24. 1901. R.P.O. 401810.]
Pittsburg January 20th 1798
Sir,
I have received your letter of the 12th instant covering a copy of the Comptrollers letter to you of the 18th ultimo and to which [strikethrough: undecipherable]
I have now in order to prepare the way for a General Settlement of accounts, transmitted a Statement of transactions between us, which you will please to examine.
The 24 and 18 Pounders are not yet come to hand — nor can I believe they are on the way. — The two 8 inch Howitzers are still here not having any instructions to send them forward.
You will find enclosed Thomas Martin's Receipt for a Box to be delivered to you — It Contains Musical Instruments of which I suppose the General has informed you
Sir I am again under the necessity of requesting you to send me another Barrel of Sugar for family use, that last sent being expended —
I am,
Sir,
Your very obed't Servant
Isaac Craig
Samuel Hodgdon Esquire
Philadelphia
Type
Letterbook
Description
For Hodgdon's review, Major Craig forwards a general statement of accounts transacted between himself and Mr. Hodgdon.
Date
01/20/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburg
Document number
1798012080301
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Hodgdon to Craig, 03/02/1798. Multiple Copies.
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Isaac Craig
Notable locations
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Notable items
accounts

