Letters; Major Cass and Captain Cook; Captain Crawford

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Letters; Major Cass and Captain Cook; Captain Crawford

Description

Per instructions from Major Craig, who is at Wheeling, Read acknowledges receipt of letters and enclosures. Major Cass and Captain Cook's detachment set out for Fort Washington. Captain Crawford not yet returned.

year created

1794

month created

01

day created

24

sent from location

Pittsburgh

recipient

sent to location

Philadelphia

in collection

in image

notable person/group

Henry Knox
Archibald Read
Major Isaac Craig
Major Cass
Captain Cook
Captain Cooke
Captain Crawford

notable location

Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Wheeling
Fort Washington

notable item/thing

letter

document number

1794012454001

page start

1

transcription

83
Pittsburgh 24th January 1794
Sir,
I am instructed by Major Isaac Craig (who is now at Wheeling) to acknowledge the Receipt of your letter of the eighteenth instant, together with the Enclosures, and to Inform you that Major Cass, together with Captain Cooks Detachment, embarked and set off for Fort Washington on the Twentieth Instant. Captain Crawford is not yet Returned
I am Sir,
With great Respect
Archd Read
Honble
Major General Henry Knox
Secretary of War
Philadelphia

Item sets

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (1 pages) IAO34 (1 pages) Collection: James Robertson Papers IIB083

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Archibald Read Pittsburgh [n/a]
Recipient Henry Knox Philadelphia [n/a]