Required Documents to Settle Accounts with Quartermaster General
Document 1799Northern posts will receive clothing before winter. Advised store account must be "fair and clear". Hodgdon would like to settle accounts with Quartermaster General, requests all documents pertaining to drafts on Quartermaster Gen. With personal notes: "The dye is cast, the tyrant is the liberty people" "may his little finger be heavier on them than his predecessors loins"
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Philadelphia 6th October 1794
Sir—
I have received your letter of the 18th ultimo— the Dye is cast, the tyrant is the vilest people, your rob— may his little finger be heavier on him than his Predecessors loins— I am glad to find Mr Whinloads was delivered and forwarded— I flatter my self that with your exertions, the Northern Posts will receive their Clothing before winter— I want all the Accounts long since required— tis greatly to be desired that your Store account may stand fair and clear— all is open and must remain so until you comply with my requisitions in my letter of the 1st March last, and those subsequent in the same Subject— I want also to make a full Settlement with the Qr M General when he arrives— Be pleased to send me Draps on him for all balance due as per Statement sent you—
We are all well— the Public Offices will return next week— adieu— yours very sincerely
Major Isaac Craig — Samuel Hodgdon
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Northern posts will receive clothing before winter. Advised store account must be "fair and clear". Hodgdon would like to settle accounts with Quartermaster General, requests all documents pertaining to drafts on Quartermaster Gen. With personal notes: "The dye is cast, the tyrant is the liberty people" "may his little finger be heavier on them than his predecessors loins"
Date
10/25/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Collection
Document number
1799102536001
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Notable persons
Isaac Craig
Samuel Hodgdon
Quartermaster General
liberty people
public officers
Governor
Notable locations
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
stores
Notable items
load
draft
account
papers
clothing
stores

