Replacing Articles Destined for Lake Erie, Etc.

Item

Type

Letter Signed

Title

Replacing Articles Destined for Lake Erie, Etc.

Description

By order of the Commander in Chief articles destined for Lake Erie and the galley were shipped on the Ohio with the general. These articles should be replaced as soon as possible: canvas, train oil, white lead, 2 &1/2 inch cordage, and spun yarn.

year created

1798

month created

06

day created

13

author

sent from location

Pittsburg

recipient

sent to location

Philadelphia

in image

note

Partially illegible.

notable person/group

Samuel Hodgdon
Isaac Craig
commander in chief
Robert McFarland
David Wallace
George Stevenson

notable location

Ohio River
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Lake Erie

notable item/thing

canvas
train oil
white lead
2 &1/2 inch cordage
spun yarn
galley
articles
stocks
fathom
bales
bails
General's boat

document number

1798061380001

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (3 pages) ZPS13 (3 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B: 6
[view document] (3 pages) ZPS13a (3 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B: 6

Document names

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