Conveying Dispatches for General Wilkinson

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Conveying Dispatches for General Wilkinson

Description

The Secretary of War wants an express ready to proceed with all possible expedition until he overtakes the Pittsburgh mail so as to convey important dispatches for General Wilkinson. The mail leaves Lancaster at five o'clock in the morning.

year created

1797

month created

06

day created

10

author

sent from location

War Office

recipient

in image

notable person/group

Samuel Hodgdon
John Stagg

notable location

War Office

document number

1797061015001

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) ZPF02 (2 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B: 5
[view document] (2 pages) ZPF02a (2 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B: 5

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author John Stagg War Office [n/a]
Recipient Samuel Hodgdon [unknown] [n/a]