Shipment Invoice
Document 1792Invoice of shipment of light dragoon saddles and accoutrement to be shipped on the New York to Philadelphia Packet. Money paid upon delivery $85.50 to David Jackson.
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Invoice of Sundry's shipt by Matthias Williamson on board the New York & Philadelphia Packet Capt. B[undecipherable] Comme-
dor
on Account & the [undecipherable] of the Honble Genl. Knox Secretary at War
State of Pennsylvania Elizabeth town July 30th 1792
SH 1. Cask marked & numbered as [p?] Margin
No. 1. containing Eight Light Dragoon Saddles
with mail pillion Straps, Surcingles Girths 48 Dollrs
&c at Six dollars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
No 2 Cask No. 2 containing Six light dragoon Saddles
with mail pillion Straps, Surcingles Girths &c at 6 Dollrs 36
Two casks to pack the Saddles in at &c 1[undecipherable] . . . . 1
Freight of the above from Eliztn to N York ½ Dollars . . . 50
Dollrs 85. 50
Sir,
Please to pay to Dr. David Jackson the
above Acct amounting to Eighty five . . .
& half
Dollars, on his presenting my order for the same
which when paid will be in full for the above
Dragoon Saddles with the Accoutrements there-
unto belonging, from [undecipherable]
Yr Hble Servt
Matthias Williamson
The Honble Genl. Knox Secretary at War
Philadelphia August 1792. Received of Saml. Hodgdon Esq.
Eighty five dollars & fifty cents, in full of the within Account,
for which I have signed duplicate Receipts.
85 dollrs 50/100.
[docket, sideways:] [The?] United States Dr to Matthias Williamson 85 dollrs 80 Cents
[stamp:] July 30 Received from State Dep[artmen]t N.A. RPO 40139.
Type
Document Signed
Description
Invoice of shipment of light dragoon saddles and accoutrement to be shipped on the New York to Philadelphia Packet. Money paid upon delivery $85.50 to David Jackson.
Date
07/30/1792
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Elizabeth Town
Document number
1792073040001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Mathias Williamson
Matthias Williamson
Captain Bird
Doctor David Jackson
Samuel Hodgdon
Notable locations
Elizabeth Town
New York
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Notable items
packet
cask
light dragoon saddles
mail pillion straps
girths
pay
account
accoutrements
duplicate receipts

