Letter from Sam Boyd at Lancaster Ohio soliciting to be employed to make sundry articles for public use in the wake of unfortunate St. Clair expedition
Document 1792Boyd opens by noting that the late misfortune [presumably the St. Clair expedition that previous November] will be the cause of another campaign. He then notes that if the War Department is in need of wagons, horse harnesses, pack horses, bells and collars, tomahawks, shovels, spades, horse shoes, camp kettles, he can provide these at reasonable rates.
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[Docket: letter from Sam Floyd at Lancaster January 6. 1792 Soliciting to be employed to make Sundry Articles for public Use]
[Mr William Knox acting
for Col William Hodgdon—
St H[undecipherable]]
Sir Lancast 6th Jany 1792
Our late misfortune will be the cause of nother Campaign— if you stand in need of any Warlike Stores— such as Waggons & Horse-Hamess, Pack-Horse-Bells & Collons, Tom Hawks' Shovels Spades Hose Shaw & nails Camp-Kittles &c.— I can Suply you with any of the above Articles on Reasonable Terms— as I Furnished you last fall with a small Suply I hope for further Continuance of your fav—our which will lay me under Particular Obligations if any further Information be [undecipherable: probable reading "Necessary"] I Desire you to John H Wilton Eqs who will forward any dispatches to me.
I Remain with respect your Most obedt & Very Humble Servt—
Sam Floyd
Mr William Knox
Type
Letter Signed
Description
Boyd opens by noting that the late misfortune [presumably the St. Clair expedition that previous November] will be the cause of another campaign. He then notes that if the War Department is in need of wagons, horse harnesses, pack horses, bells and collars, tomahawks, shovels, spades, horse shoes, camp kettles, he can provide these at reasonable rates.
Date
01/06/1792
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Lancaster Ohio
Repository
Document number
1792010680001
Page start
1
Notable persons
William Knox
Sam Boyd
John Kettern Esquire
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Lancaster
War Department
Pennsylvania
War Office
Notable items
wagons, horse harnesses, pack horses, bells and collars, tomahawks, shovels, spades, horse shoes, camp kettles
