Bill of Lading from Melactin Smith
Document 1792Bill of lading from merchant Melancton Smith of New York to General Knox. Letter refers to a transaction of freight with Capt George Fleming.
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[Letter & Bill of lading from [undecipherable] Hamilton [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
New York Oct [undecipherable]
Received [undecipherable] 19, 1792]
[Received from State Dept. [undecipherable] R.P.O.401810.]
Type
Document Signed
Description
Bill of lading from merchant Melancton Smith of New York to General Knox. Letter refers to a transaction of freight with Capt George Fleming.
Date
04/05/1792
Sent from
New York
Repository
Document number
1792040540001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Melancton Smith
Melanctin Smith
John Stagg
Captain George Fleming
Captain William Davidson
William Knox
Notable locations
Philadelphia
New York
Notable items
bill of lading
hogsheads
freight
military stores