Major Craig informs Samuel Hodgdon of Whiskey Rebellion
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Major Craig informs Samuel Hodgdon of Whiskey Rebellion
Description
Major Craig first asks Samuel Hodgdon to remind Major Stagg of the need to include postage fees in future mail shipments and then he imparts his account of the burning of General Neville's house, stable, kitchen, and grainery by insurgents.
year created
1794
month created
07
day created
18
author
sent from location
Pittsburgh
recipient
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
Isaac Craig
General John Neville
Major Kirkpatrick
insurgents
enemy
Maj. Lenox
prisoners
Mrs. Neville and his daughter
notable location
Pittsburgh
Fort Washington
upper posts
armed men
notable item/thing
packets
letters
weekly mail boat
postage
chests and boxes of medicine
General Neville's house
ashes
clothing
barn
stables
kitchen
grainery
valuable horses
grain
insult
headaches
supply of munitions
notable phrase
We were made prisoners, disarmed until the action was over and then carried several miles to their rendezvous.
document number
1794071880001
page start
1
number of pages
3
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (7 pages) | ZMZ11 (7 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B: 3 |
| [view document] (3 pages) | ZMZ11a (3 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B: 3 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | IAP08 (0 pages) | Collection: Isaac Craig Papers | IIB199-200 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Isaac Craig | Pittsburgh | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Hodgdon | [unknown] | [n/a] |