Apprehension Respecting Indian Hostilities
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Apprehension Respecting Indian Hostilities
Description
Major Craig makes Samuel Hodgdon aware of popular apprehension regarding Indian hostilities. Craig hopes the distribution of the Indian annuity will serve to pacify the Indians.
year created
1799
month created
08
day created
30
author
sent from location
Pittsburgh
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
Isaac Craig
family
settlers
Western Indian Nations
notable location
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
frontier
notable item/thing
hostilities
malady
annuities
goods
sugar
notable idea/issue
yellow feveer
document number
1799083080001
page start
1
transcription
Major Isaac Craig
30 Augt 99
Recd 6th September
[Wants a Band?]
195
Received
from
State Dep't.
Nov. 24, 1894.
R.P.O. 401310.
[postmark]
PITTSG PA
AUG
30
Samuel Hodgdon Esq. 20
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh 30th August 1799
Sir
The Mail arriving this day as Usual but without A letter from You or any other of my Correspondents in public Office in the City leaves me under disagreeable apprehensions for the Health & Safety of you & Family together with that of my other Friends I trust however you have not neglected to make Use of Every means in your power of Escaping from the Dreadfull Malady with which it is said Your City is again Visited -
Our Frontier Settelers are apprehensive that some of the Western Indian Nations are disposed to be Hostile. I hope however that this disposition is not General and that the Annual of the Stipendary goods which I presume is now about to be distributed to the Nation generaly with Induce them to be Peaceable -
Should this find you in the City I have to beg of you to send me A Barrell of Musquevedo Sugar by the first Conveyance that may offer -
I am very respectfully
Sir Your
Obedient Servant
Isaac Craig
Saml. Hodgdon Esq
Philade-
30 Augt 99
Recd 6th September
[Wants a Band?]
195
Received
from
State Dep't.
Nov. 24, 1894.
R.P.O. 401310.
[postmark]
PITTSG PA
AUG
30
Samuel Hodgdon Esq. 20
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh 30th August 1799
Sir
The Mail arriving this day as Usual but without A letter from You or any other of my Correspondents in public Office in the City leaves me under disagreeable apprehensions for the Health & Safety of you & Family together with that of my other Friends I trust however you have not neglected to make Use of Every means in your power of Escaping from the Dreadfull Malady with which it is said Your City is again Visited -
Our Frontier Settelers are apprehensive that some of the Western Indian Nations are disposed to be Hostile. I hope however that this disposition is not General and that the Annual of the Stipendary goods which I presume is now about to be distributed to the Nation generaly with Induce them to be Peaceable -
Should this find you in the City I have to beg of you to send me A Barrell of Musquevedo Sugar by the first Conveyance that may offer -
I am very respectfully
Sir Your
Obedient Servant
Isaac Craig
Saml. Hodgdon Esq
Philade-
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | ZQK09 (4 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B: 7 |
| [view document] (2 pages) | ZQK09a (2 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B: 7 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | IBO04 (0 pages) | Collection: Isaac Craig Papers | XXI264 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Isaac Craig | Pittsburgh | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |