Autograph Letter Signed

Safety of Transportation Route

Neglected to include notification of receipt from B. Howe in previous letter, now enclosed. Due to lack of safety on travel routes, troops were just paid from present date through end of year.

1796

01

15

Pittsburgh

Philadelphia

William Simmons

Isaac Craig

Bezellel Howe

Major Bezeleel Howe

troops

army

assistant

Philadelphia

Pittsburgh

frontier

territory

Le Boeuf

Presque Isle

Presque'isle

Headquarters

packet

money

monies

pay

cash

safety

travel route

transportation

forwarded letter

credit to account

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Pittsburg 15th January 1796
Sir
I have to acknowledge the Receipt
of your letter of the 5th Instant & I have to acknowledge
that I have hitherto neglected to transmit Major
Bezeleel Howe's Receipt for your Packets said to contain
14.436 Dollars intended for pay of the army at Head Quartes
Sea *this receipt is however now enclosed and by the date
of which you will see that these packets were not any
moment unnecessarily detained at this Post - but the
Receipt has been inadvertently delayed, you will now however
please to have it enlosed to my Credit.
As safe opportunities of transmittin Cash to LeBoef
by one of my Assistans money to pay the troops there
posts up to the end ot the last year.
I am
Sir
Your very obedient
Humble Servant
Isaac Craig


William Simmons Esq.
Acc. War Departmt
Philadelphia