Parcel of Saltpeter
Document 1794[Partially illegible] Francis requests a parcel of saltpeter, carefully weighed, and wants a receipt for the amount. He has asked Hazlehurst to deliver to Hodgdon the six twelve-pound cannon that he purchased.
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[undecipherable] Brigadier, by [undecipherable]
me with an account [undecipherable] of Lead delivered to
your Store. And [undecipherable] the parcel of Salt Petre [undecipherable]
carefully weighed, and give me a Receipt for the amount and a Re[undecipherable]
[undecipherable] contract [undecipherable] was not [undecipherable] I have
[undecipherable] Haselhurst to deliver to your Order [undecipherable] Twelve pound Cannon [undecipherable]
that I purchased of [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] lay in Mr Haselhursts [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] and [undecipherable] that, will you [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] receipt
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Type
Autograph Letter
Description
[Partially illegible] Francis requests a parcel of saltpeter, carefully weighed, and wants a receipt for the amount. He has asked Hazlehurst to deliver to Hodgdon the six twelve-pound cannon that he purchased.
Date
05/08/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Document number
1794050880001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Tench Francis
Notable locations
Philadelphia
