A Personal Request of the Superintendent of Military Stores
Type
Letter Signed
Title
A Personal Request of the Superintendent of Military Stores
Description
Butler requests the of Hodgdon the purchase of personal supplies which cannot be obtained in Pittsburgh, such as sherry wine, brown sugar, and soap. He requests it be sent by public wagon, and will pay by Hodgdon's orders or simply send the funds by post at Hodgdon's first convenience.
year created
1795
month created
01
day created
02
author
sent from location
Fort Fayette
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
Thomas Butler
friend
public
notable location
Philadelphia
Fort Fayette
Pittsburgh
post
frontier
territory
notable item/thing
stores
sherry wine
brown sugar
soap
public wagon
post
supplies
provisions
notable idea/issue
pay the carriage
funds
payment
transportation of supplies
purchase
document number
1795010280001
page start
1
number of pages
2
