Delivery of Muskets
Document 1795Notification of delivery of common muskets via sloop Sarah & Mary.
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[Division Orders | City | [undecipherable: Pitts Brugh?] Nov 21[undecipherable]]
The Horses purchased for the cavalry of New Jersey are to be described in a roll sign'd by the Brigadier, containing the prices of such [undecipherable] for each company & to whom delivered, which horse are to remain in possession of the receiver until further Order & if required [undecipherable] to be return'd — also a copy of the above order signed on the above day so far as respects the cavalry.
Trenton [undecipherable] 1795
Copy of list of horses bought for Jersey cavalry
by order of the commander in Chief as return'd
by Waggon Master Gen[.] [undecipherable] Pittsburgh, 15 [undecipherable] 179[undecipherable]
[undecipherable] black horse for Capt Stute £ 87.10
1 White ditto Gen[.] White 45.6.0
1 bay [undecipherable] bought of Lt[.] M[undecipherable]Master for
Lieutenant Thompson 39.0.0
1 bay horse [undecipherable] from [undecipherable] [undecipherable] dep[undecipherable] [undecipherable] [£]44.0
1 black D[itto] from M[undecipherable] for D[itto] 46[undecipherable]
1 dark D[itto] [undecipherable] years old purchased from [undecipherable] M[undecipherable]Master 45.0.0
Major Biddle has the dark bay [undecipherable] a particular [undecipherable] two
of the private in Capt Longstreet's company who
had the bay horse at [undecipherable]
[signature]
Capt John A. Schute Lamberton 8 May 1795
Sir
I wrote you on the 2d December requesting you to return a horse which you received from the public when on the Western Expedition, which has not been complied with nor answered, on the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] I hope you will forward [undecipherable] to me or the [undecipherable] as I have Special orders to collect all within this State as well as other publick property. I am your most [undecipherable]
P Hunt
Lamberton May 9 1795
I have orders from the War [undecipherable] to collect all the Horses & other publick property [undecipherable] for the use of the Jersey line on the late Western Expedition. Governor Howell informs me that you have a [undecipherable] which you [undecipherable] you will be pleased to forward [undecipherable] or the most immediately. I am on [undecipherable]
Your Most Huml Ser
Peter Hunt
Gen[.] White
Cap[.] Stute
Lt Thompson
Cap[.] Longstreet 2
Maj[.] Biddle
[Circular]
Lamberton May 14 1795
Maj[.] [Leddal?]
Sir
I have orders from the War Department to collect in all the Horses & other publick property furnished to the Jersey Line [undecipherable] during the late Western Expedition. Governor Howell informs me that you have a particular account of Six Horses purchased by Waggon Master Miller & that you can inform me who the private was in Longstreet's company that had one of the above Horses — I will thank you for what information you can give me in this business by next post.
I am
Your Most Ob[edient] Ser[vant]
P Hunt
Lamberton May 29 1795
Mr John Bray
Sir
[undecipherable] have Capt Bruff [undecipherable] on Continental Troops, I am requested to inform you that you are to provide transportation [undecipherable] for Them to N[ew] York. [undecipherable] the morning of Those [undecipherable] but my people has proved That [undecipherable] the [baggage?] which is [undecipherable] [undecipherable], [undecipherable] allowing only one [undecipherable] or two but Those turns for one Compleat Company of Capt [undecipherable]
I am [undecipherable]
Lamberton June 14 1795
[Having?] for a considerable time past [undecipherable] in the charge of Military Store at the Magazine in this place, [being?] also at the place where the Troops generally first arrive and also [undecipherable]. I would willingly under take to [undecipherable] ration for the Troops of the U States at the rate of [Fourteen?] [undecipherable] of [undecipherable], provided it would not interfere with any [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] the Contract. I am induced [principally?] to make this proposition from being [undecipherable] to [have?] the publick [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to [supply?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]. My application being [approved?] [undecipherable] I am and [undecipherable]
Lamberton
contract. There might be a moderate [undecipherable] between [undecipherable] long [undecipherable] [undecipherable] reservation in this place and Trenton in Transportation. I am your most Huml Ser
P Hunt
Account of Horses purchased for the Use of the N Jersey cavalry as Given by Mr [undecipherable] Jun 12 1795
Rob[ert] Morrison (near [undecipherable] [undecipherable]) a brown or black [undecipherable]
Samuel Bull ([undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]) [undecipherable] a [undecipherable] 45 dollars
Corn[undecipherable] [undecipherable] [Bergen?] County [undecipherable] — a Stone 120 [undecipherable]
Capt [undecipherable] [Monmouth County?] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] [Fifty?] [undecipherable] /— a [undecipherable] — 100 [undecipherable]
General White [undecipherable] a white Stone 100 [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] a [black?] D[itto] 120[undecipherable]
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 100[undecipherable]
Maj Biddle [undecipherable]
Lamberton June 28 1795
I have orders from the War [Department?] to collect all the Horses and other publick property within this State; and as I am informed that you have a [undecipherable] which [undecipherable] I am to request that you [undecipherable] or the amount without [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable].
Your Most Huml Ser
P Hunt
Type
Letterbook Copy
Description
Notification of delivery of common muskets via sloop Sarah & Mary.
Date
03/07/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Lamberton
Collection
Document number
1795030755055
Page start
20
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Peter Hunt
Notable locations
Lamberton
Notable items
sloop
Sarah & Mary
common muskets

