Requesting an Inspector for a Shipment of Shoes
Document 1795Beach informs Pickering that a shipment of shoes is ready, and asks if Pickering would send an inspector.
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New York April 6th 1795
Sir We have the shars for our new Delivery, all ready. you will much oblige us to Send an Inspector Imediately — I expected he wood have ben Inspecting this Day — your Imediate Compliance With the above will much oblige your most obedient & humil Servt
Nathd Beach
The honord Timothy Pickerson
Secratary War
P.S. Please Informe us by Post When the Inspector Will be here
[address leaf: Free / The Honble / Timothy Pickerson / Secretary at War / Philadelphia]
[docket, upper right corner: [undecipherable: probable reading: Nath'] Beach / [undecipherable] — March or April on the / shors]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Beach informs Pickering that a shipment of shoes is ready, and asks if Pickering would send an inspector.
Date
04/15/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Newark
Collection
Document number
1795041540001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Timothy Pickering
Nathaniel Beach
inspector
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Newark
post
Notable items
shoes
supplies
provisions