Estimated cost of Rent for buildings for Recruits
Document 1789From Quartermaster General's Dept. and Commissary of Military Stores Dept. Account Book. Estimate of the rents of buildings occupied by Captain M Curdy's and Captain Ferguson's companies of recruits
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Estimate of the Cost of Two Horsemens, & fourteen common
Tents for the use of the Troops on the Frontiers.
7 Pieces Brown Russia Sheetings @10/ £35.
Rope, Twines & making up 11.
£46.
Philadelphia June 1st 1789.
Estimate of the Rents of the Buildings Occupied by Captain
McCurdy's & Captain Ferguson's Companies of Recruits
Two Tenements in Spring Garden belonging to William Laurance
for One Quarter a £8. prAnnum each £ 12.
One Tenement in do belonging to Mr Hitelair
for one Quarter a £20. pr Annum 5.
Two Tenements in Arch Street belonging to Wm
Bradford for 4e Months & 10 days a £25 pr Annum 8. 13 4
£ 25. 13 4
Philada Decr 21st 1789.
Estimate of Money wanting to pay for the undermenti[undecipherable: oned]
Transportation from Philadelphia & Carlisle to Fort Pitt.
John Hall & John Schweitghelen two loads of Musket
Ball & Cartridge paper from Philada wt 4404 a 35/ pr Ctn £77. 1. 4
William Sanderson & John Street two loads of Powder
from Carlisle. wt 4630 a 30/ pr 100. 69. 9.
£146. 10. 4
Philada January 26th 1790. [paid]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
From Quartermaster General's Dept. and Commissary of Military Stores Dept. Account Book. Estimate of the rents of buildings occupied by Captain M Curdy's and Captain Ferguson's companies of recruits
Date
12/21/1789
Sent from
Philadelphia
Document number
1789122190055
Page start
21
Notable persons
Captain M Curdy
Captain Ferguson
recruits
William Laurence
Mr. Habaker
William Bradford
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Spring Garden
Arch Street
Philadelphia
Notable items
tenements

