General's Looking Glasses, Transportation of Hamilton's Furniture, Etc.

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

General's Looking Glasses, Transportation of Hamilton's Furniture, Etc.

Description

Letter, discusses military stores; mentions Spanish posts.

year created

1798

month created

02

day created

16

sent from location

Philadelphia

recipient

in image

notable person/group

Major Isaac Craig
Samuel Hodgdon
Col. Henley
Hamilton
families of the men
Quartermaster

notable location

Philadelphia
Natchez
Walnut Hills
United States
Coast of Spain

notable item/thing

Spanish posts
contracts
galleys
looking glasses
transportation of [Hamilton's] furniture

notable phrase

Spanish posts at the Natchez and Walnut Hills
payment
your letter
your claim will be attended to shortly
mortified as well as you and I have so expressed myself
contracts
galleys
allow advances to the families of the men
charge to the Quarter Master
money sent to you
monthly settlements with them
business of the General's looking glasses
account for Hamilton's transportation of his furniture

document number

1798021628055

page start

15

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:015

Document names

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