Fire at War Department, Troops and Supplies to Western Posts
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Fire at War Department, Troops and Supplies to Western Posts
Description
Discussed fire at War Department and the retirement of the Secretary of the Treasury. "Federal men and measures are the order of the day, the Demo[crats] gnash their teeth and melt away." Cannons transported to Western posts, troops to follow shortly.
year created
1800
month created
11
day created
28
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
sent to location
Pittsburgh
in collection
in image
note
Cited in Craig to Hodgdon, 12/05/1800.
created note
The contents, including an allusion to the War Office fire, gives us 1800 as the year of this document.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
Isaac Craig
Samuel Hodgdon
Captain Read
Secretary of Treasury
Oliver Wolcott
Oliver Wolcott Jr
federal men
Federalist
Democrats
troops
notable location
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
War Department
War Office
Western posts
fort
frontier
territory
Headquarters
notable item/thing
documents
accounts
note
cannons
24 pounders
12 pounders
9 pounders
notable idea/issue
fire
retirement
settlement of accounts
march
transportation of supplies
defense
politics
political parties
war department fire
document number
1800112836001
page start
1
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | IAG53 (1 pages) | Collection: James Robertson Papers | 1800/11/28 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Isaac Craig | Pittsburgh | [n/a] |