Military Stores Landed in Good Order

1 / 6

100%

⇣

Archival document image, page 1. See transcription below.

Archival document image, page 2. See transcription below.

Archival document image, page 3. See transcription below.

Archival document image, page 4. See transcription below.

Archival document image, page 5. See transcription below.

Archival document image, page 6. See transcription below.

No human transcription currently available for this document.

This transcription was generated by machine using Anthropic's Claude Code (a mix of sonnet and opus models). It may contain errors or inaccuracies. Please verify against the document image. Learn more about our generative AI methodology.

[To Sam^d. Hodgdon — tt — 9 Dec^r. 1794.] Providence 9 Dec^r. 1794. S^r. Your letter of 26 Ultt^o. accompanied with the Millitary Stores has been reed. they were [strikethrough: or did] landed here, in good order [strikethrough: the 5^th Ins^t] Except three flott Splet and one Missing [undecipherable: yarn, lately] Hird. — [strikethrough: the] beg my trec. for the freight go, then be Transmitted by the next Post — the Secretary of War in his letter to me of 27 Ultt^o. having made no provision for paying the Expence — I am very respectfully, S^r. your Most Obt. Hb^t. Jess^t. [undecipherable] Sam^d. Hodgdon Esq^r.

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Description

The military stores were landed in Providence in good order. Except for three shot split and one missing, they are safely stored. Olney's account for the freight shall be sent by the next post, the Secretary of War having made no provision for paying the expenses.