New Book Keeper and Status of Furs for Transport

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

New Book Keeper and Status of Furs for Transport

Description

Mr. Elliot's travel plans. Opinion of Wright - that Elliot was acceptable but would have preferred a man who could keep accounts in a more agreeable manner. Updates on shipment of furs via waggon.

year created

1800

month created

03

day created

17

author

sent from location

Fort Wilkinson

recipient

sent to location

Philadelphia

in image

notable person/group

John Harris
Edward Wright
Elliot
book keeper
accountant
William Hawkins
assistant
Clegg
Colonel Hawkins

notable location

Philadelphia
Fort Wilkinson
factory
Augusta
falls of the Ohio
Knoxville
Savannah

notable item/thing

salary
appointment
accounts
moral conduct
peltry
furs
rain
road
wagons
waggons
European market
expense
whiskey
packing
losses
factory

document number

1800031780001

page start

1

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Document instances

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[view document] (3 pages) XFV06 (3 pages) Collection: Correspondence (Letters Received, Letters Sent, and Accounts) of the Creek Factory, 1795-1814. (RG75) Chronological
[view document] (3 pages) XFV06a (3 pages) Collection: Correspondence (Letters Received, Letters Sent, and Accounts) of the Creek Factory, 1795-1814. (RG75) Chronological

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Edward Wright Fort Wilkinson [n/a]
Recipient John Harris Philadelphia [n/a]