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Craig, Isaac, 1742-1826 [Return of Ordnance stores at Fort Pitt and Fort McIntosh]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10036 Author/Creator: Craig, Isaac, 1742-1826 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 17 June 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 20 cm, Width: 240 cm Order a Copy

Signed by I. Craig, Major of Artillery to Henry Knox, Brigadier General of Artillery. Lists stores of shells, powder, cartridges, muskets, rifles, swords, etc. Fort Pitt was the site of present day Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Fort McIntosh became the town of Beaver, Pennsylvania. Document is one long narrow sheet folded over many times. Dimensions are approximate.

Craig, Isaac, 1742-1826

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