Receipt for Rifle Shipment
Document 1792A receipt for two waggoners who are transporting the remaining order of rifles to Major Craig in Pittsburgh. The rifles on hand will be dispatched as speedily as possible.
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Lancaster 12th June 1792
Sr
I have the honor to inclose you the Rest of Thomas Marlin & James oliver Waggons for twenty one Boxes containing 84 & Rifles to be delivered to Major Craig at Pittsburg on Acct of the U. S. to whom I have forwarded a duplicate Rect — This parcel completes the No of 293 Sent forward, the whole of the Rifles on hand shall be carefully packed & forwarded as speedily as possible — None of our Rifles have been delivered since the beginning of may, but the contractor they of may could Letters Recd from there this week, will not disappoint us —
The Honble
Major [undecipherable] Knox
Adjt Gen Department
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter
Description
A receipt for two waggoners who are transporting the remaining order of rifles to Major Craig in Pittsburgh. The rifles on hand will be dispatched as speedily as possible.
Date
06/12/1792
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Lancaster
Collection
Document number
1792061240101
Page start
1
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Edward Hand
Thomas Martin
James Silver
Major Craig
Notable locations
Lancaster
Pittsburgh
York
Notable items
receipt
boxes
rifles
