Expenses for riding express
Item
Type
Document Signed
Title
Expenses for riding express
Description
Receipt of payment of $80 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
17
author
recipient
in collection
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
William Sturgis
William Rippey
General Wilkinson
William Sturgeon
Minister of War
notable location
Shippensburg
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
notable item/thing
riding
express
horse
expenses
public dispatches
agreement
receipts
document number
1798041780001
page start
1
Item sets
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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] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Hodgdon | [unknown] | [n/a] |