Delivery of Articles
Document 1794Account of articles sent by Capt. Douglas matched the invoices included with them. Some articles put into the Continental store, the remainder into the store run by Hunt. Will hold onto the grain at no expense to the U.S. Only received one horseman's tent which was for Capt. Sedam. Requested clarification on which dept. of the militia should issue orders for delivery of articles.
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[Addressed: Saml Hodgdon Esqr Philadelphia]
[Endorsement: Letter from [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] Account of his dep[undecipherable] / 1794.]
[Notation: 6]
[Notation: Janu 6 [undecipherable]]
[Pd]
Lumberton Septm 5. 1794
Samuel Hodgdon Esqr
Sir
Immediately on my arri-val in this place, according to your request examine into the State last articles forward by your orders of Capt Douglass and find them to accord with the Invoice that accompanied them, they are put ful into the Continental Store and the remainder into the store which I [undecipherable] for Grain &. their being no use made of it at this season they carry without expence to you or inconvenience to me, for some months, There has been only one [undecipherable] Tent delivered & that to Capt [undecipherable], I will thank you to inform me from what department or [undecipherable] the regular orders for my delivery of these articles must come.
The Militia are not yet collected nor do I expect they will be before the last of next week, their marching orders is not yet received. I am Sir with respect.
Your Mo Ob Hle Svt
Peter Hunt
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Account of articles sent by Capt. Douglas matched the invoices included with them. Some articles put into the Continental store, the remainder into the store run by Hunt. Will hold onto the grain at no expense to the U.S. Only received one horseman's tent which was for Capt. Sedam. Requested clarification on which dept. of the militia should issue orders for delivery of articles.
Date
09/05/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Lamberton
Document number
1794090555101
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Peter Hunt
captain
Douglas
Sedam
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Lamberton
Notable items
grain
account
articles

