Major Craig assumes charge over stores at Fort Pitt
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Major Craig assumes charge over stores at Fort Pitt
Description
Major Craig receives appointment from Secretary Knox to assume charge over all public stores at Fort Pitt. Knox explains his accounting expectations and refers questions to Samuel Hodgdon.
year created
1791
month created
02
day created
15
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
note
In 1828 Isaac Craig's son Neville B. Craig prepared a three-page list of extracts of his father's correspondence with the War Office. This document was one of those. The page containing the extract drawn from this document is attached as an "other copy."
notable person/group
Isaac Craig
Henry Knox
Samuel Hodgdon
Secretary of War
notable location
Philadelphia
Fort Pitt
notable item/thing
stores
accounting
document number
1791021514001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (5 pages) | IAH01 (5 pages) | Collection: Isaac Craig Papers | IA001 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | XEH26 (0 pages) | Collection: Correspondence, Reports, Returns, Bills, Accounts Current' Statements, Receipts, Vouchers and Contracts of Philadelphia Supply Agencies (Coxe and Irvine Papers), 1794-1842. (RG92) | B: 190 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Isaac Craig | [unknown] | [n/a] |