Compensation for Cost of Arms
Document 1794Assurances of following directions given by Hodgdon, cost of arms procured noted.
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and dispatch will be used in forwarding them to you —
you will observe that many of those carriages are
chafed occasioned by their being thrown into Lumber
waggon to transport them from N Brunswick —
I am Sir
Your Mot Hble St
Sam Hodgdon Esqr
Comt Milte Stores Phila Peter Hunt
Lamberton Sepr 1794
S. Hodgdon Esqr
Sir
I have your favor of the
29th Ultimo on receipt of which I applyed to the
purchasing of the Horses few of which will go on
in a day or two and when I procure the Tenth
will ride him down I have paid particular attention
to your orders on the business and am in hopes
they may meet your approbation — Could you
let them remain in this place a few days in
the place they might be much improved in appe
arance — I am Yr Hble St
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Assurances of following directions given by Hodgdon, cost of arms procured noted.
Date
04/09/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Lamberton
Collection
Document number
1794040955055
Page start
4
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Peter Hunt
commissary military stores
Captain Jabesh Ashmoore
Notable locations
Lamberton
New Jersey
New Brunswick
Notable items
arms
weapons
dispatch
carriages
waggons
wagons
brass ordnance
freight
continental stores
