Accounts and Ranking System

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Accounts and Ranking System

Description

Notification that E. Turner wished to forward money to his brother William Turner of Boston. Craig requested that Hodgdon allow Turner to draw against him and place amount against his account. Inquiry into the Last law for organization of the Army and what rank Craig holds in the Quartermaster's Department. Requests information on quantity of stores destined for upper posts so as to organize transportation this season.

year created

1799

month created

04

day created

05

author

sent from location

Pittsburgh

recipient

sent to location

Philadelphia

in collection

in image

note

Cited in Hodgdon to Craig, 05/31/1799.

cited note

Cited document addressed to the War Office

notable person/group

Samuel Hodgdon
Isaac Craig
E Turner
Captain E D Turner
Edward Turner
William Turner
brother

notable location

Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
upper posts
frontier
territory

notable item/thing

law
money
quantity of stores
music coats
swords

notable idea/issue

draw against
"last law for organization of the army"
rank
transportation of provisions

document number

1799040589001

page start

1

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Document instances

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[view document] (2 pages) IBM25 (2 pages) Collection: James Robertson Papers XXI190

Document names

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