Payment of Turner, Location of Gibson
Document 1800Requests information on progress of arrival, delivery, and payment of Capt. Turner's accounts by Craig. Did not have any information on a change in route of Capt. Gibson, but believed it was possible. He is expected to arrive within the hour.
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[Wrapper notation, upper right: from Craig — July 1790]
[Wrapper notation, left: Pittsburg]
[postal mark: circle with PH]
[Addressed to: Henry Knox / Secretary [of War] / Philadelphia]
[top of letter — several lines undecipherable]
In December last [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
of Captain [undecipherable] a number of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to
the amount of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] forwarded to him
them and make chargeable to you as you was
to be paid by him — they took over the letters
on file but not furnish me with an acknowled-
gement of their arival, delivery, and pay-
ment — Be pleased in your next to inform me
how the matter stands — I have received your
letter of the 10 instant, am obliged by the care taken
by you in Sargents letter — I have nothing of Capt
Gibsons route being changed, yet it may possibly
be the case — which may have been longer detained
at his Post than he expected — We have of General
Wilkinsons in the Ship General [undecipherable] at this
place, a Vessel has arrived that sailed in Compa-
ny — he is hourly expected — Before this you must
have
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] this Day — who should have
been with you when you wrote — anticipating [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] reasonable time for his journey — Nothing new —
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] General [undecipherable]
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[undecipherable] [undecipherable] I have received [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
of [undecipherable] to Sargents [undecipherable] letter — [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] route — there are [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
the [undecipherable] case — [undecipherable] [undecipherable] there [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
we find that the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
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Major Isaac Craig
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Requests information on progress of arrival, delivery, and payment of Capt. Turner's accounts by Craig. Did not have any information on a change in route of Capt. Gibson, but believed it was possible. He is expected to arrive within the hour.
Date
07/18/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Collection
Document number
1800071836001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Isaac Craig
Samuel Hodgdon
Turner
Sargent
governor
Gibson
Wilkinson
Green
Notable locations
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Notable items
ship
boat
papers
account

