Request for Relief or Winter Clothing and Construction
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Request for Relief or Winter Clothing and Construction
Description
Notification that the term of active duty for Joseph McCutcheon and the men under his command will expire in January, and wish to be relieved or furnished with winter clothing as none of the men at Fort Le Boeuf have appropriate uniforms for the upcoming season. Discussed expenditures for new buildings being erected under Colonel Butler.
year created
1795
month created
10
day created
16
author
sent from location
Pittsburgh
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Timothy Pickering
Isaac Craig
commissary general
Ensign Joseph McCutcheon
General Irvine
Ellicot
Quartermaster General
Colonel Butler
Quartermasters Department
Captain Bissell
recruits
notable location
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Fort Le Boeuf
Le Boeuf
Fort Franklin
upper posts of the Ohio
Ohio river
frontier
territory
Presque Isle
Presque'isle
Pennsylvania
notable item/thing
winter clothing
cloathing
blankets
shoes
shirts
round jackets
trousers
abstract
return
stores
expenditures
general return of stores
abstract of disbursements
recruiting
notable idea/issue
furnish clothing
relieved of duty
task complete
winter
season
expenditures
erecting new buildings
general return of stores
recruiting
document number
1795101654002
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | IAR40 (1 pages) | Collection: James Robertson Papers | IIC289 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Isaac Craig | Pittsburgh | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Timothy Pickering | Philadelphia | [n/a] |