Requests Follow up on Brass Cannons Bound for Pittsburgh

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Requests Follow up on Brass Cannons Bound for Pittsburgh

Description

The General requests that Knox come to the office immediately and bring receipts for the wagons that took the brass cannons to Pittsburgh, which apparently were left on the road. Wants to know when the sheet iron left for Pittsburgh.

author

John Stagg

recipient

Henry Knox

in collection

Second Congress: Reports and Communications Submitted to the Senate by the Secretary of the Treasury [2A-F2] (RG46)

in image

ZLO16
ZLO16a

created note

Unknown date.

notable person/group

Henry Knox
John Stagg

notable location

Pittsburgh

notable item/thing

Receipts
Wagons
Brass Cannons
Sheet Iron

document number

9999999941101

page start

1

number of pages

3

transcription

Letter from the War Office
No Date
John Gish's Receipt for Cannon wanted
[stamped: Received in State Dep't Nov. 24 1894 R.P.O. 401310]
Dear Sir.
The General wishes you to come to the office immediately, and to bring the receipts of the waggoner who took the brass cannon to Pittsburg__It seems they are left on the road__
When did the Sheet Iron go to Pittsburg?
Yr Stagg Friday A.M.
HKnox
288 288

Item sets

Documents

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) ZLO16 (2 pages) Collection: Second Congress: Reports and Communications Submitted to the Senate by the Secretary of the Treasury [2A-F2] (RG46) B:1
[view document] (3 pages) ZLO16a (3 pages) Collection: Second Congress: Reports and Communications Submitted to the Senate by the Secretary of the Treasury [2A-F2] (RG46) B:1

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author John Stagg [unknown] [n/a]
Recipient Henry Knox [unknown] [n/a]