Receipt of payment for delivery of dispatches by riding express
Item
Type
Document Signed
Title
Receipt of payment for delivery of dispatches by riding express
Description
Receipt of payment to Sturgis for delivery of dispatches by riding express from Shippensburg to Pittsburg to Philadelphia and back to Shippensburg per agreement with William Rippey of Shippensburg. Brigadier General Wilkinson notes that dispatches came from Secretary of War and returned with the general's answer.
year created
1798
month created
04
day created
19
secondary author
secondary recipient
in collection
note
Enclosed in Sturgis to Hodgdon, 04/17/1798.
notable person/group
James Wilkinson
William Rippey
notable location
Shippensburg
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
notable phrase
To my services riding to express from Shippensburg to Pittsburg from there to Philadelphia and back to Shippensburg, paying my own expenses and furnishing my own house, as per agreement with William Rippey of Shippensburg
document number
1798040990101
page start
4
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (5 pages) | XMC02 (5 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B:324 |
| [view document] (2 pages) | XMC02a (2 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B:324 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Sturgis | [unknown] | Also Brigadier General James Wilkerson |
| Recipient | Samuel Hodgdon | [unknown] | [n/a] |