Enclosed clothing contract
Document 1786Enclosed copy of a contract for articles of clothing, delivered to Commissioner of Commissary Stores.
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[1786]
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Copy of an Agreement
It is agreed between Messrs Turnbull Marmie & Co of the City of Philadelphia Merchants on the one part, and Samuel Osgood and Arthur Lee Esquires Commissioners of the Board of Treasury of the other part, that they the said Turnbull Marmie &co Shall furnish and deliver to the order of the Secretary at War, the Articles of Cloathing specified in the annexed Schedule, at the prices therein mentioned, which Schedule to prevent any misunderstanding, shall be countersigned by the Parties to this Agreement —
It is further agreed that the delivery of the said Cloathing Shall be made to the person duly appointed to Inspect and Receipt for the same by the Secretary at War at the City of Philadelphia on or before the fifteenth day of October next and that the Contractors shall engage whenever thereafter required by the said Secretary to cause the same to be carefully transported and delivered without delay to his order at Pittsburg in the State of Penna charging for such transportation no more than the customary price given at Philadelphia for transporting the like quantity of merchandize, with a commission of five pr Ct for superintending the same —
It is moreover agreed between the Parties that the sum of eleven thousand & thirty two½ Dollars shall be advanced to the said Turnbull Marmie &co on account of this Contract in the manner proposed by them in their letter to the Commissioners of the Board of Treasury of the 31st of August last, and that they shall exhibit to the Comptroller of the Treasury the accounts of the Cloathing furnished and transported under this Contract on or before the thirty first day of December next in order that the same may be finally adjusted —
In Witness whereof the Parties to these Presents have hereunto interchangably set their hands and Seals this second day of September One Thousand seven hundred and eighty six —
Sealed and Delivered
In the Presence of,
Wm Duer Secy
to the Board of Treasury
Signed
Samuel Osgood [seal]
Arthur Lee [seal]
Turnbull Marmie & Co [seal]
(Copy of the Schedule)
Schedule of the Articles and prices of Cloathing referred to in the foregoing Contract
358 Uniform Coats . . . . (a) 35/
[strikethrough: undecipherable] Breeches . . . 15/
420 Vests . . . . . . . . . 12/6
420 pr Woolen Overalls . . . . 18/9
840 pr Linen — Do — . . . . . 9/6
1680 pr Shoes . . . . . . . . 4/4
1680 Shirts . . . . . . . . . . 14/
420 Hats . . . . . . . . . . . 7/6
420 Blankets . . . . . . . . . 11/—
840 pr Socks . . . . . . . . . 4/
420 Stocks & Clasps . . . . . . 1/3
420 pr Shoe Buckles . . . . . . 1/
24 Sergeants Suits . . . . . . . [undecipherable]
26 Corporals Do . . . . . . . . [undecipherable]
12 Drums & Fifes . . . . . . . . [undecipherable]
Amount £4,212 » 6
Pennsylvania Currency
(Signed)
Samuel Osgood
Arthur Lee
[Note Stocks do not appear in the return of the Secy at War. If they are to be furnished the price is 3/ pr pair]
Type
Document Signed
Description
Enclosed copy of a contract for articles of clothing, delivered to Commissioner of Commissary Stores.
Date
09/26/1786
Recipient
Document number
1786090280001
Page start
1
Note
This document was sealed and delivered by William Duer.
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
William Duer
Arthur Lee
merchants
Board
Secretary at War
contractors
Comptroller
Samuel Osgood
Trumbull
merchants
board of treasury
Turnbull Marmie
Secretary at War
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Treasury
Pittsburgh
Notable items
clothing
schedule
agreement
contract
account
coats
vests
woolen overalls
linen
shoes
shirts
hats
blankets
socks
stocks
clasps
shoe buckles
sergeant's suit
corporal's suit
drum
fife

