Most of the Ship Carpenters Have Been Dismissed

Item

Type

Letter Signed

Title

Most of the Ship Carpenters Have Been Dismissed

Description

By order of the Secretary of War, Craig has dismissed and paid off all the ship carpenters from Philadelphia except the superintendent and five others who are needed to complete and launch the galley. This cannot happen until a considerable rise of the waters of the Allegheny takes place.

year created

1798

month created

08

day created

03

author

sent from location

Pittsburg

recipient

sent to location

Philadelphia

in image

note

Cited in Hodgdon to Craig, 08/10/1798.

cited note

Cited document addressed to the War Office

notable person/group

Samuel Hodgdon
Isaac Craig

notable location

Philadelphia
Pittsburgh

document number

1798080380101

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (3 pages) ZPV09 (3 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B:6
[view document] (3 pages) ZPV09a (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]