Letter Signed

Appt, describes Craig's duties at Fort Pitt.

02/15/1791

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Samuel Hodgdon

Fort Pitt

Ohio

Philadelphia

United States

you are hereby appointed to take charge of all the public stores belonging to the United States which shall be deposited at Fort Pitt

for which services you shall receive at the rate of thirty dollars per month

directed a number of arms and accoutrements and a large quantity of ammunition to be immediately transported to that post

returns

said articles safely secured in the public stores at Fort Pitt

stores should be so circumstance as to receive them safely

magazine and public buildings

require repairs

have them executed as economically as possible

transmitting to me the particulars and amount of such repairs

stores

to be delivered to

commanding officer of the troops

on the Ohio

you are not to send them

unless particularly ordered so to do by

commanding officer

keep exact and regular accounts of all public property received and delivered by you

deliver nothing without orders and receipts excepting in such particular emergencies as preclude your receiving such orders

make

monthly returns of all articles in your possession and

receipts and deliveries

careful to transact all the public business on the best terms and that no expence be incurred excepting absolutely necessary

War Office