General Returns and Transportation of Indian Goods and Cavalry Equipment

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

General Returns and Transportation of Indian Goods and Cavalry Equipment

Description

General return of stores enclosed. Mentioned the labor that was invested in its production and asked that Hodgdon forward it to the Secretary of War. Hamilton and Martin arrived with Indian goods and cavalry equipment which will be forwarded to Fort Washington.

year created

1797

month created

04

day created

28

author

sent from location

Pittsburgh

recipient

sent to location

Philadelphia

in collection

in image

notable person/group

Samuel Hodgdon
Isaac Craig
Secretary of War
James McHenry
General Wilkinson
James Hamilton
Thomas Martin
merchant
Richard Whilley
Van Rensselear
VanRensselear
Van Rensslaer
VanRensselaer
waggoners
David Buchanan
Chickasaw
Indians
Indian Nation

notable location

Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Fort Washington
Presque Isle
Presque'isle
Detroit

notable item/thing

wagon
waggon
newspaper
general return of stores
return
cavalry equipment
Indian goods
general stores
forage
provisions
invoice

notable idea/issue

return
Indian goods
Indian relations
transportation of provisions
annuities
credit to account

document number

1797042889001

page start

1

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[view document] (2 pages) IAU45 (2 pages) Collection: James Robertson Papers IIE093-94

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Isaac Craig Pittsburgh [n/a]
Recipient Samuel Hodgdon Philadelphia [n/a]