Recommending Mr. Roberts
Document 1794Servoss recommends his friend Michael Roberts who has purchased the stores at Lamberton from Mr. Milnor. He also has a large vessel that transports goods from Trenton to Lamberton so if Hodgdon has any public stores to forward that way Roberts would be happy to accommodate him.
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[Jacob Serch / 3d April 1796 / Recommends a / Mr Roberts —]
[Major Hodgdon Genl]
Dear Sir
Thursday 3d April 93
I have taken the liberty to [undecipherable] to your Acquaintance Mr Michl Roberts (Col. Lowrey's Son in Law) and my particular friend — he has lately purchd and the Stores at Lamberton belonging to Mr. Milnor — & has a large Vessel Employd in Transporting Goods from this City to Lamberton with perhaps one of the most Careful men as master belonging to Trenton, the Stores are perhaps the most Convenient & handy of any now built at Trenton or Lamberton —
Should you have any Publick Stores to forward that way he would be happy to Accommodate you & [undecipherable] on as Good Terms as any, for further particulars
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Servoss recommends his friend Michael Roberts who has purchased the stores at Lamberton from Mr. Milnor. He also has a large vessel that transports goods from Trenton to Lamberton so if Hodgdon has any public stores to forward that way Roberts would be happy to accommodate him.
Date
04/03/1794
Author
Recipient
Document number
1794040360101
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Jacob Servoss
Michael Roberts
Mr. Milnor
Notable locations
Trenton
New Jersey
Lamberton
Notable items
stores
vessel
goods
transportation
public stores
good terms