Update on Troops Location, Request for Uniforms
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Update on Troops Location, Request for Uniforms
Description
Orders given to send dragoon to Pittsburgh to received dispatches. Details of various detachments. Mentioned need for uniforms for recruits.
year created
1795
month created
05
day created
08
author
sent from location
Pittsburgh
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Timothy Pickering
Isaac Craig
General Morgan
Bentley's Farm
dragoon
Colonel Butler
recruits
notable location
Pittsburgh
Bentley's Farm
post
Head Quarters
Monongahela
Monongohela
river
Allegheny
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
Eastern post
dispatches
uniform
cloathing
clothing
notable idea/issue
request for uniforms
dispatches
movement of post
transport of clothing
document number
1795050854001
page start
1
transcription
123
Pittsburg 8th May 1795
Sir
I have received your letter of the 2 Instant. Soon after General Morgan took Lost at Bentleys Farm an arrangement was made for a Dragoon to set off from Headquarters in time to be in Pittsburg previous to the arrival of the Eastern Post, & to return immediately upon receiving the dispatches for the General his arrangement Continues & the Express has this moment recrossed the Monongahela on his return to Head quarters with your letter to the General.
Colo. Butlers Recruits are encampt this side of the Allegheny on fine ground, they are generally good men but would make a better appearance if they were all in uniform. I presume Cloathing is on the way from Philadelphia for them.
I am
Sir your Obt
Hble Serv
Isaac Craig
Honble
Timothy Pickering Esq
Secretary of War
Pittsburg 8th May 1795
Sir
I have received your letter of the 2 Instant. Soon after General Morgan took Lost at Bentleys Farm an arrangement was made for a Dragoon to set off from Headquarters in time to be in Pittsburg previous to the arrival of the Eastern Post, & to return immediately upon receiving the dispatches for the General his arrangement Continues & the Express has this moment recrossed the Monongahela on his return to Head quarters with your letter to the General.
Colo. Butlers Recruits are encampt this side of the Allegheny on fine ground, they are generally good men but would make a better appearance if they were all in uniform. I presume Cloathing is on the way from Philadelphia for them.
I am
Sir your Obt
Hble Serv
Isaac Craig
Honble
Timothy Pickering Esq
Secretary of War
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | IAQ54 (1 pages) | Collection: James Robertson Papers | IIC123 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Isaac Craig | Pittsburgh | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Timothy Pickering | [unknown] | [n/a] |