11From George Washington to Peter Hog, 21 July 1756 (Washington Papers)
As The Assembly has voted a chain of Forts to be built on the Frontiers, The Governor has orderd out the Militia of Augusta to asist you in erecting them, and it was determin’d in a Councill of War held at Fort Cumberland, agreable to the Governors orders that you shoud have the care of constructg them—“And that you shoud receive directions to Build at or about 20, or 30 miles distance, as the...
12From George Washington to Peter Hog, 8 September 1756 (Washington Papers)
By Captain McNiel I received only a part of yours, dated the 31st July; what became of the remainder, you perhaps know best, and from what I received am little satisfied in point of your recruiting charge. The same objection prevails, that you charge subsistance for these men, from their enlisting until their arrival at Augusta Court-House, altho’ they were furnished here with provisions to...
13From George Washington to Peter Hog, 15 November 1756 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Peter Hog, 15 Nov. 1756. On 8 Dec. 1756 Hog wrote to GW: “I am favoured with yours of the 15th.”
14From George Washington to Peter Hog, 26 January 1757 (Washington Papers)
Yours from Staunton of the 1st instant I have received. I am sorry you did not make a final settlement of your accompts, as it was for that purpose I appointed the meeting. As I do not meddle with any accompts or vouchers relative to provision, you must still settle that matter with the Commissary in the best manner you can, as it was prevented before, and draw upon him for money. At present I...
15From George Washington to Peter Hog, 7 June 1757 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to Peter Hog, 7 June 1757. On 7 June 1757 GW writes in his Memoranda : “I have promisd him [Hog] in a Letter of this date to do it.”
16From George Washington to Peter Hog, 24 July 1757 (Washington Papers)
I should have written fully to you long since, and sent an Officer to relieve you, but the expectation we were in (by reports from Fort Cumberland) of a french invasion from Ohio, kept us in continual alarm, and readiness to oppose the attempt. I must now, as I formerly have done, say, that all accompts relative to provisions must be settled with the Commissary; and all that concern the...
17From George Washington to Peter Hog, 21 March 1774 (Washington Papers)
The design of my giving you the trouble of this Letter, is to request the favour of you to aid Captn Crawford in qualifying, & giving Security, to his Commission as assistant Surveyor to Colo. Thomas Lewis. He is informed by that Gentleman, that there will be no Court in Augusta to do business in the next Month, but that, if he will get there a few days before (which he strongly urges both to...