Supplies

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Supplies

Description

Request for fifty camp kettles to be made. Four companies to leave for Pittsburgh shortly.

short description

Supplies

year created

1791

month created

04

day created

21

sent from location

Philadelphia

recipient

sent to location

Pittsburgh

in collection

in image

notable person/group

Isaac Craig
Samuel Hodgdon
recruits
Henry Knox

notable location

Pittsburgh
Philadelphia

notable item/thing

public property
invoice
camp kettles
sheet iron

document number

1791042136001

page start

1

transcription

Philadelphia 28th April 1791
Sir
Enclosed you have an invoice of Public property forwarded to your address for the use of the Recuits at Pittsburg--the secretary of War will (if not already done) order the distribution of it--the sheat Iron forwarded is for Camp kettles--if you can get them well and cheap made, I wish you have fifty made immediately--to be ready on any emergency
I have received your Letters, and have noted all their contents--but as I shall probably be with you soon, it is needless to reply at present--Four Companies leave this and the adjacent Towns for Pittsburg on Monday next--
I amSirYour Most Obedient servantSamuel HodgdonPMG
Major Craig

Item sets

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) IAJ01 (2 pages) Collection: James Robertson Papers IB001

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Samuel Hodgdon Philadelphia [n/a]
Recipient Isaac Craig Pittsburgh [n/a]