A Schooner to be Built at Detroit, Etc.
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
A Schooner to be Built at Detroit, Etc.
Description
Enclosed is an estimate of expenditures for the Quartermaster's department that Hodgdon should examine for accuracy. Currently, Matthew Ernest is acting as Quartermaster General and has authority to draw money for expenditures as needed. General Wilkinson has ordered a schooner to be built at Detroit, pending the approval of the Secretary of War.
year created
1797
month created
08
day created
24
author
sent from location
Pittsburg
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
note
Partially illegible.
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
John Wilkins, Jr., Quartermaster General
Matthew Ernest
notable location
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Detroit
notable item/thing
estimate of expenditures
schooner
document number
1797082480301
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (5 pages) | ZPH02 (5 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B:5 |
| [view document] (4 pages) | ZPH02a (4 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B:5 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Wilkins, Jr. | Pittsburg | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |