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Document 1799Hodgdon had not heard of Quartermaster Generals arrival, possible he is in Philadelphia. Hodgdon berated Craig for lacking "superior knowledge or attention" to certain intelligence he relayed to Hodgdon.
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[undecipherable] I have received your [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] instant — I have not heard of the [undecipherable]
MasterGenerals arrival, tho' it is possible he
may be here — I am surprized at the
March of the Troops from [undecipherable] to [undecipherable]
for Bristol — it is retro grade with a ven-
geance — I am also Surprized at the
amount you give of the Cloathing — the [undecipherable]
-or says the[undecipherable] every thing [undecipherable] — for [undecipherable]
understand the nature of supplies — this
Does not look like superior knowledge and
attention — the 4th of July has been [undecipherable]
and I hope thankfully kept — Gennet is
expected hourly from Orleans — allow —
[undecipherable] your more [undecipherable] Servant
Major Isaac Craig — Samuel [undecipherable: probable reading Hodgdon]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Hodgdon had not heard of Quartermaster Generals arrival, possible he is in Philadelphia. Hodgdon berated Craig for lacking "superior knowledge or attention" to certain intelligence he relayed to Hodgdon.
Date
07/12/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Collection
Document number
1799071228001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Craig to Hodgdon, 07/19/1799.
Notable persons
Isaac Craig
Samuel Hodgdon
Quartermaster General
general
troops
Notable locations
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Orleans
Notable items
debt
supplies

