Indian Goods and Construction of Barracks
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Indian Goods and Construction of Barracks
Description
Letter that arrived at Pittsburgh for E. Turner will be forwarded to his destination, Fort Washington. Indians goods for Chickasaws addressed to Quartermaster at Fort Washington. Attributed poor health of garrison at Presque Isle to poor accommodations. Enclosed plan for building brick barracks.
year created
1797
month created
02
day created
24
author
sent from location
Pittsburgh
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
James McHenry
Isaac Craig
Captain Edward D Turner
Edward Turner
Ensign Smith
Quartermaster
Chickasaw
Indians
Indian Nation
garrison
Captain Bissell
notable location
Pittsburgh
Fort Washington
barracks
quarters
accommodations
Presque Isle
Presque'isle
notable item/thing
Indian goods
letter
brick
plan
estimate of expenses
small huts
plan of a building
notable idea/issue
Indian goods
health
construction
document number
1797022454001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | IAU25 (2 pages) | Collection: James Robertson Papers | IIE061-62 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Isaac Craig | Pittsburgh | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |