Construction of Galleys Has Increased Expenditures
Type
Letterbook
Title
Construction of Galleys Has Increased Expenditures
Description
Major Craig informs Samuel Hodgdon that the construction of galleys has increased the financial expenditure of Fort Pitt beyond previous estimates. Craig also reports that money advanced to the ship's carpenters should have been drawn the Quartermaster General's account.
year created
1798
month created
03
day created
09
author
sent from location
Pittsburgh
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
note
Cited in Hodgdon to Craig, 03/09/1798.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
Isaac Craig
notable location
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
notable item/thing
vouchers
galleys
post
cash
expenditures
artificers
notable phrase
the building of the gallies has occasioned a very great increase of expenditure at this post. I am apprehensive I shall find it necessary to draw on you weekly provided I can find cash sufficient at this place
the quarter master general says the advances made to the ship carpenters ought to have been charged to his annual as he had previously received an amount of those advances from Joshua Humphries
In order to determine whether I have not been imposed upon
I have to beg of you to obtain of the comptroller and transmit to me as soon as possible the ORIGINAL of one of my vouchers of expenditures forwarded
services of artificers taken from the line and employed in erecting the buildings
document number
1798030980001
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