Letter from James O'Hara to Samuel Hodgdon on shipment from Brotherington, financial matters, winter quarters, enemy activity
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Letter from James O'Hara to Samuel Hodgdon on shipment from Brotherington, financial matters, winter quarters, enemy activity
Description
O'Hara reports that the barrel by Mr. Brotherington arrived agreeable to invoice. Discusses financial and accounting matters. Troops comfortable in winter quarters and well supplied with forage and provisions; plentiful market from southwest side of Ohio River. Discusses stroke by enemy on 6 November before Fort St. Clair. Comments that Indians appear ready to dispute the fatal spot of the St. Clair defeat on 4 November 1791. Comments that this does not look much like peace. In a postscript, O'Hara complains of the letter paper and comments that the damned fellow who split and folded it thinks anything is good enough for backwoods. Wants large and fine [paper]; a few Rhiam [ream].
year created
1792
month created
12
day created
14
author
sent from location
Pittsburgh
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
James O'Hara
Mr. Brotherington
General Wayne
Quartermaster General
enemy
indians
Treasury
War Department
War Office
Quartermaster Department
notable location
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
southwest of Ohio
Treasury Department
Fort St. Clair
notable item/thing
barrel
ream of paper
provisions
fuel
bank notes
specie
cash
document number
1792121480001
page start
1
number of pages
3
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| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | ZMB21 (3 pages) | Collection: Second Congress: Reports and Communications Submitted to the Senate by the Secretary of the Treasury [2A-F2] (RG46) | Box 2 |
| [view document] (3 pages) | ZMB21a (3 pages) | Collection: Second Congress: Reports and Communications Submitted to the Senate by the Secretary of the Treasury [2A-F2] (RG46) | Box 2 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James O'Hara | Pittsburgh | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |