Samuel Hodgdon
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Delay of Colonel Sargent's Stores
01/18/1799 Autograph Letter SignedMajor Craig informs Samuel Hodgdon that Colonel Sargent's stores are safe but delayed 35 miles below Wheeling.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Deficiencies in Bryant's Returns, Etc.
01/11/1799 Letter SignedAfter inspecting Captain Bryant's returns, Williams surmises that many of the principal articles deficient are due to the proper deductions not being made for deliveries and expenditures. Bryant …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Defer the Report of Condemned Shot
05/23/1799 Autograph Letter SignedHodgdon's letter to J. J. Laeschky has come to hand but he is so ill that there is no expectation of recovery but Ford and Brinkerhoff are still interested in the contract with the public.Therefore, …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Deducting Twenty Cents From Each Statement
02/27/1799 Autograph Letter SignedIf he is allowed to put in all the [?] pieces of leather, Laws pledges to deduct twenty cents from each statement.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Death of Washington
12/27/1799 Autograph Letter SignedMajor Craig laments the death of Washington in a letter to Samuel Hodgdon.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Death Can Run Faster Than He Can, Etc.
09/07/1799 Autograph Letter SignedMurray expresses his concern for Banger who ran away from death not realizing that, when commissioned to take him, death can run faster than he can. The citizens of Philadelphia seem to be flying in …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Dam from Virginia to the Island on the Potomac
02/25/1799 Letter SignedColonel Buel is recommended as being better acquainted with the water than most people so he should be consulted on the projected dam to be established from Virginia to the island on the Potomac.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Credit for fortification of Mud Island
07/02/1799 LetterbookAdmits $3,075 to the credit of Francis Mentges for articles purchased by him for the use of fortifications on Mud Island on the Delaware River.
Miscellaneous Letters Received by the Fourth Auditor, Jan 12, 1795-Dec 31, 1897. (RG217) (M1187)
Craig's Armorer's Accounts
12/13/1799 Autograph Letter SignedMajor Craig complains to Samuel Hodgdon regarding the quartermaster general's rejection of his armorers' accounts.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Craig discusses military stores and shipment with Hodgdon
10/18/1799 Autograph Letter SignedMajor Craig discusses a glass manufactory with Samuel Hodgdon.
Isaac Craig Papers
Craig discusses military stores and shipment with Hodgdon
09/20/1799 Autograph Letter SignedMajor Craig inquires about Samuel Hodgdon's continuation in the post of quartermaster general. Craig also asks for clothing for the troops on the Mississippi.
Isaac Craig Papers
Craig discusses military stores and shipment with Hodgdon
09/13/1799 Autograph Letter SignedMajor Craig discusses the movement and reassignment of officers with Samuel Hodgdon. Craig also mentions local political sentiments and election results.
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Craig discusses military stores and shipment with Hodgdon
08/24/1799 Autograph Letter SignedMajor Craig asks Samuel Hodgdon to assist in the procurement of clay.
Isaac Craig Papers
Craig discusses military stores and shipment with Hodgdon
04/12/1799 Autograph Letter SignedMajor Craig informs Samuel Hodgdon that the galley is complete but items are wanted to fully equip the vessel. Craig makes request of these items from Hodgdon.
Isaac Craig Papers
Craig discusses military stores and shipment with Hodgdon
04/09/1799 Autograph Letter SignedMajor Craig discusses galleys with Samuel Hodgdon.
Isaac Craig Papers
Craig discusses military stores and shipment with Hodgdon
04/26/1799 Autograph Letter SignedMajor Craig request guidance from Samuel Hodgdon regarding the distribution of medicines and hospital stores.
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Cost of Powder Rising
11/11/1799 Autograph Letter SignedStates that the cost of powder is rising and the government should make a purchase as quickly as possible.
Miscellaneous Letters Received by the Fourth Auditor, Jan 12, 1795-Dec 31, 1897. (RG217) (M1187) 
Correspondence with the War Department Agent in New York
06/13/1799 LetterbookWrites that he is in want of the articles of war"and other supplies including axes, bowls, camp kettles, tents, stationary, and wagons. Complains that the Secretary of War is underpaying him. …
Miscellaneous Letters Received by the Fourth Auditor, Jan 12, 1795-Dec 31, 1897. (RG217) (M1187)
Copy of the Requisition
03/20/1799 Autograph Letter SignedHodgdon should send a copy of the requisition for quartermaster's stores that Wilkins made to the Secretary of War after his arrival in Philadelphia.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Copy of the Register for the Ship "Nancy"
05/15/1799 Letter SignedThe purpose of the enclosed letter from Mr. Saunders to the Collector of the port of Philadelphia is to obtain a copy of the register of the ship "Nancy," Captain Burton, Master. Saunders has agreed …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Copy of Classes
12/19/1799 Autograph Letter SignedBefore the enclosed was sealed, Mackey forgot to ask Hodgdon for a copy of his classes in the Military and Quartermaster's departments. He needs a copy to adjust his accounts.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Contracts for Arms in Maryland, Etc.
09/14/1799 Autograph Letter SignedAnnely informs Hodgdon that through the appoinment he got from the Secretary of the Treasury with the consent of the Secretary of War, he negotiated several contracts in Maryland that caused him some …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Continuing Operations during Yellow Fever Epidemic
08/26/1799 DocumentR McCormick unsigned query to Samuel Hodgdon regarding his contract for arms. He asked what arrangements have been made during the Yellow Fever for proving of the barrels, inspecting arms, paying the …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Constructing Shells for Mortars & Howitzers, Etc.
04/17/1799 Autograph Letter SignedIn addition to alerting Hodgdon to a certificate in the amount of $2728.98 that will be presented by Mr. Cranch, Fleming discusses in detail the construction of shells for mortars and howitzers.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Conspiracy to Get Rid of Me
11/26/1799 Autograph Letter SignedPerkins discusses a man who looked upon him with an evil eye and influenced another man named Small to bear false witness against him. He asserts that this was the man's way of getting rid of him and …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
