Goods & Presents to Certain Indian Tribes

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Goods & Presents to Certain Indian Tribes

Description

Letter, advises re shipment of Indian presents; advises re money for commanding officers.

year created

1798

month created

02

day created

02

sent from location

Philadelphia

recipient

in image

note

Cited in Craig to Hodgdon, 02/09/1798, and Craig to Hodgdon, 02/10/1798.

cited note

Cited document sent from the War Office

notable person/group

Major Isaac Craig
Samuel Hodgdon
Lieut. Pope
General Wilkinson
certain tribes

notable location

Philadelphia
Walnut Hills
Natchez

notable item/thing

iron
presents
clothing
Indian goods

notable phrase

iron goes with the presents
clothing
letter by post
conclude you had nothing very particular to communicate
number of Indian goods as presents to certain tribes
dollars
addressed to the officer commanding at the Natchez

document number

1798020228155

page start

4

number of pages

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (560 pages) BJA01 (560 pages) Collection: Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, Philadelphia, Pa., Arsenal, 1798-99. P:004

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Samuel Hodgdon Philadelphia [n/a]
Recipient Isaac Craig [unknown] [n/a]