Fire at War Department, Troops and Supplies to Western Posts
Document 1800Discussed fire at War Department and the retirement of the Secretary of the Treasury. "Federal men and measures are the order of the day, the Demo[crats] gnash their teeth and melt away." Cannons transported to Western posts, troops to follow shortly.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Discussed fire at War Department and the retirement of the Secretary of the Treasury. "Federal men and measures are the order of the day, the Demo[crats] gnash their teeth and melt away." Cannons transported to Western posts, troops to follow shortly.
Date
11/28/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Collection
Document number
1800112836001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Craig to Hodgdon, 12/05/1800.
Notable persons
Isaac Craig
Samuel Hodgdon
Captain Read
Secretary of Treasury
Oliver Wolcott
Oliver Wolcott Jr
federal men
Federalist
Democrats
troops
Notable locations
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
War Department
War Office
Western posts
fort
frontier
territory
Headquarters
Notable items
documents
accounts
note
cannons
24 pounders
12 pounders
9 pounders