Arrival of General Wilkinson
Document 1800Major Craig annouces the arrival of General Wilkinson to Samuel Hodgdon. Craig mentions that Wilkinson's arrival has resulted in additional business for the Quartermasters Department.
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Pittsburg 19. Decem 1800
Dear Sir
Your Letter of the 12th instant enclosing an Invoice of Stationary contained in a Box addressed to Genl Wilkinson which Stationary if I understand it right is to be delivered to me by the Genl —
Yesterday at 12 oClock in Company with several of the Officers and Citizens I had the Honour of meeting the Genl at the two Mile run his Arrival Occasions considerable additional Business in Q. M. Dept — he tells me this Morning that all the Guns are to be Mounted here That A Large Quantity of Shot is to be procured for the N. W. posts
Capt Reed says he will pay the Draft as soon as possible and were it in his power would not till Due —
I have stopped Capt Turner's Pay the Amount of Jolands Bill of Articles purchased by You for him in December last viz $3730/100 and have Enclosed herein thirty Eight Dollars in Notes viz one of $20 one of $10. one of $5 one of $3 Dollars total $38= — The Q. M. Genl is expected in January but how he intends to dispose of himself I have no Information but I presume he will Continue at Pittsburgh at least So long as the Genl continues with us —
I am
Dear Sir
[Your] obedient Servant
Isaac Craig
Samuel Hodgdon Esqr
Philada
[Endorsed: Major Isaac Craig / Recd [undecipherable] Jan[uary] [180?] / account / [undecipherable]]
[Postal rate: 20]
[Postal stamp: Philadelphia DEC 19]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Major Craig annouces the arrival of General Wilkinson to Samuel Hodgdon. Craig mentions that Wilkinson's arrival has resulted in additional business for the Quartermasters Department.
Date
12/19/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburgh
Document number
1800121980001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Isaac Craig
General Wilkinson
quartermasters department
Captain Reed
Captain Turner
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
two mile run
northwestern posts
Notable items
invoice
stationery
stationary
additional business
guns
mounted
shot
drafts
pay


