Request for Carriages and Instructions
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Request for Carriages and Instructions
Description
Gun carriages in storage to be collected due to blacksmiths at Pittsburgh discharged and tools sent to outposts. Artificers present at Pittsburgh but require model of iron work to build additional carriages. Requested instructions for J. Bever, personal friend of Craig, who has business at Treasury.
year created
1797
month created
11
day created
07
author
sent from location
Pittsburgh
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
Isaac Craig
blacksmith
Wilkinson
artificers
John Bever
notable location
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
outposts
frontier
territory
Treasury
notable item/thing
gun carriage
cannon
tools
iron work
instructions
notable idea/issue
transportation of supplies
business transaction
instructions
document number
1797110789001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | IAV40 (1 pages) | Collection: James Robertson Papers | IIE249 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Isaac Craig | Pittsburgh | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |