$50,000 for the Quartermaster's Department
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
$50,000 for the Quartermaster's Department
Description
O'Hara requests $50,000 for the Quartermaster's Department. Post notes in his name would be the safest way to transmit same by carriage. There is a need for money in small denominations. Gold regulated would be preferred, along with silver, but if it can't be sent, send a complete set of scales by which O'Hara can have it regulated. Letter paper used by the War Department is also needed.
year created
1792
month created
10
day created
19
author
sent from location
Pittsburgh
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
notable person/group
Colonel Samuel Hodgdon
James O'Hara
Quartermaster Department
commissary of military stores
Quartermaster General
notable location
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
notable item/thing
advance
post notes
gold
silver
small money
bank notes
wagon
scales
articles
paper
document number
1792101980101
page start
1
number of pages
4
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | ZLZ08 (4 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B:2 |
| [view document] (4 pages) | ZLZ08a (4 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B:2 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James O'Hara | Pittsburgh | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |