All Possible Pains Taken to Execute Orders
Document 1793Writer has done his best to execute O'Hara's orders, despite O'Hara's apparent disappointment. New wagons and axes are on their way. Hodgdon has informed Craig that clothing and powder have been sent forward.
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[James O'Hara Esqr]
[J. McClure]
Phila August 10th 1793.
Sir,
It is a long time since I have had the pleasure of a line from you. Preparations in case the Treaty should not procure peace, I conclude you are making. All the articles mentioned in your estimate and many others have gone forward — how are the Cloathing for the Artillery & Cavalry, the Troops upon the upper parts of the Ohio, and the 1st Sub Legion including its Rifle Corps — a considerable part of the Cloathing for the 2d Sub Legion is also on the road and the remainder will follow as fast as transportation can be procured. In consequence of your letter from Washington, all the remains of the [underline: 15000 dollars] after paying your drafts has been remitted to Major Craig. The transportation will consume a great Sum, and I conclude you will yet have larger drafts to support the great number of Horses now employ'd with the Army. By the next Post I will endeavour to forward an Invoice of all the Stores sent to Pittsburgh. I have done it both particularly & generally to the Secretary of War and he no doubt has kept the Commander in Chief fully inform'd, and from him you must have known the State of the Business from time to time. If yet
Type
Letterbook Copy
Description
Writer has done his best to execute O'Hara's orders, despite O'Hara's apparent disappointment. New wagons and axes are on their way. Hodgdon has informed Craig that clothing and powder have been sent forward.
Date
08/12/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburgh
Repository
Collection
Document number
1793081228001
Note
Document incomplete, cuts off before end of letter.
Author inferred from context of letter (cites Hodgdon to Craig, 1793/08/03).
Notable persons
Isaac Craig
James O'Hara
Quartermaster General
Mr. Henderson
Lieutenant Reed
Captain Scott
Captain Pike
cavalry
artillery
Samuel Hodgdon
Mr. Harner
Smiths
Notable locations
Pittsburgh
headquarters
Fort Washington
Notable items
exertions
execute your orders
wagons
purchase
irregular and inadequate supplies of money
axes
stores
invoice
clothing
returns of clothing
hogshead
general return
powder casks
harness
carts

