Provisions at the Posts at Oswego & Niagara
Document 1798No abstracts of the issues of provisions at Oswego and Niagara have been received by Hodgdon's office so Major Kirkpatrick is ordered to provide them so that his account can be closed.
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Philadelphia 25th July 1794
Sir,
No abstracts of the issues of Provisions at the Posts of Oswego and Niagara have ever been received at my Office. It appears that vast quantities have been deposited there by Mr Ottawa all of which, as head of the Commissariats will be placed to your debit. A circumstance that should command your attention to produce the issues as early as possible.
We are entering on the Provision Account exhibited by Major Craig, and hope soon to be able to close the whole.
Before your Account can be closed, the above issues must appear.
I am Sir
Your most obedient Servant
Samuel Hodgdon
Major A. Kirkpatrick
Philadelphia 25th July 1795
Sir,
With respect to the Public Horse in your possession, Sum of opinion it will be best to dispose of him if a Sum near his value can be obtained of not, it is probable Some Officer or other careful person would be glad to ride him up and deliver him here, in one or other of these ways or any other which circumstances may determine to be more oeconomical, the Public ought to be freed from his present expensive keeping. I wish you to Conduct accordingly and inform me the result.
I am
Sir,
Your most Obedt Servt
Samuel Hodgdon
Saml E. Shoemaker
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
No abstracts of the issues of provisions at Oswego and Niagara have been received by Hodgdon's office so Major Kirkpatrick is ordered to provide them so that his account can be closed.
Date
07/23/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Document number
1798072328055
Page start
157
Notable persons
[Abraham] Kirkpatrick
Samuel Hodgdon
Mr. O'Hara
Commissariat
Major [Isaac] Craig
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Oswego
Niagara
Notable items
provision account

