Materials and Transport for Missionaries
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Materials and Transport for Missionaries
Description
Hodgdon asked to furnish transportation for baggage of missionaries Peter Janin and John Francis Rivet going to Pittsburgh for work with the Wabash and Illinois Indians.
short description
Ltr, ask transport missionary baggage
year created
1795
month created
01
day created
20
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
John Stagg Jr
Peter Janin
John Francis Rivet
Wabash Indians
Illinois Indians
missionaries
Secretary of War
notable location
War Department
Wabash
Illinois
Pittsburgh
United States
notable item/thing
baggage
wagon
notable phrase
who will wait on you
have been appointed missionaries from the United States
to the Wabash and Illinois Indians
preparing to set out on their journey
Secretary of War requests
furnish these gentlemen with those means of transporting their baggage from hence to Pittsburg
wish to travel with their baggage
permitted occasionally, in case of bad weather, to ride in the wagon, to which the Secretary has no objection.
document number
1795012080001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | XFG10 (2 pages) | Collection: Consolidated Correspondence File, 1794-1890. (RG92) | B: 10; Missionary US Army |
| [view document] (2 pages) | XFG10a (2 pages) | Collection: Consolidated Correspondence File, 1794-1890. (RG92) | B: 10; Missionary US Army |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Stagg | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Hodgdon | [unknown] | [n/a] |