Payment and Death of Washington
Document 1799Assured Craig that payment of the Armourer will fall under settlement with the Quartermaster General. Remarked on the extraordinary nature of troops moving from Pittsburgh Eastward. General melancholy over death of "the immortal Washington."
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Assured Craig that payment of the Armourer will fall under settlement with the Quartermaster General. Remarked on the extraordinary nature of troops moving from Pittsburgh Eastward. General melancholy over death of "the immortal Washington."
Date
12/20/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Collection
Document number
1799122036001
Note
Cited in Craig to Hodgdon, 12/27/1799.
Notable persons
Isaac Craig
Samuel Hodgdon
Quartermaster General
armourer
troops
George Washington
Congress
Notable locations
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Quartermaster Department
Eastward
frontier
territory
winter quarters
Notable items
account
advances
pay
claims