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− | Captain Jefferds inform'd me that you had a set of powder sieves that you would sell I have wrote to Gen'l Knox | + | Captain Jefferds inform'd me that you had a set of powder |
+ | sieves that you would sell I have wrote to Gen'l Knox Sect'y | ||
+ | at War upon the subject, who has direct'd me to ackyor the | ||
+ | pair of them -- | ||
− | If you have not disposed of them, I will thank you to inform me how long they have been in Use, and what will be the lowest price you will | + | If you have not disposed of them, I will thank |
+ | you to inform me how long they have been in Use, and | ||
+ | what will be the lowest price you will ask for them -- | ||
− | But if you should have sold them, please to inform me wheir I can get a New set made, and what will be the price of them -- | + | But if you should have sold them, please to |
+ | inform me wheir I can get a New set made, and | ||
+ | what will be the price of them -- | ||
+ | |||
+ | I am [undecipherable] | ||
+ | |||
+ | Henry Weisner Prat | ||
+ | Co Goshen -- | ||
+ | |||
+ | WestPoint 2d March 1787 -- | ||
+ | Sir, | ||
+ | |||
+ | I have receiv'd yours of 12th [undecipherable], And have wrote to Ma | ||
+ | Wilsnor, But he did not find the [undecipherable] what he should ask | ||
+ | for the sieves, but that he should be here in eight or ten days | ||
+ | himself, but he has not come as yet -- | ||
+ | |||
+ | I have not as yet been able to make an estimate | ||
+ | of what the caske will cost, As I have not been any cooper | ||
+ | that would come have to work, and to see wether it will be | ||
+ | cheapest to give him so much apeice <s>as so m</s> in so much | ||
+ | a month, but the horns will cost 5 shillings | ||
+ | |||
+ | I have sent by the Beacon Mr Hay the Returns | ||
+ | of ordnance and Quarter Master stores for the month of | ||
+ | Febuary 1787 -- | ||
+ | |||
+ | Mr Hay Lancey requested permision to go to | ||
+ | New York for Eight or ten days to enquire after his fam | ||
+ | -ily, as there is not much to be done at present. I have | ||
+ | given him home [undecipherable] for that term of time -- | ||
+ | |||
+ | As the ice is now beginning to brake up I | ||
+ | expect to send down those three [undecipherable] by shortly -- | ||
+ | |||
+ | I am [undecipherable] | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Honorable Major Gen Knox | ||
+ | Secretary at War -- |