Deposition of Jacob Heyer.
Document 1795Deposition of Jacob Heyer in which he attests to the fact that three of the four boxes of muskets shipped on board an Albany sloop were uncovered leaving the muskets contained therein in bad order. Hodgdon refused to receive the boxes until they were covered which was done in a rough manner under the orders of Captain Sedam.
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[undecipherable: S. Amboy?] Aug[ust] [undecipherable]
Dear Sir
I enclose you th[e] [deposition?] of Jacob [undecipherable]
respecting [the?] [undecipherable] Arms consigned to [struggle?]
which in my opinion [undecipherable] at any [undecipherable]
than to show what evidence can be offered in [undecipherable]
you should be obliged to [prosecute?] for the [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] I expect you must do [before?] you get the nor[undecipherable]
more depositions of the like nature can be [ha?]
if [necessary?] [undecipherable] case you [prosecute?] [undecipherable]
you evidence sufficient to prove the State of the
Arms at the time they were [shipped?] in [undecipherable]
[yours?]
[W. Heyer?]
A true Copy taken August 13. 1795
By me —
Patrick Callaghan
[Docket, page 5: Deposition — Aug. 13 — c. Mej McMann &— Van Emburg —]
[Received from State Dep't, Nov. 24, 1894, N.P.O. 401810]
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State of New Jersey }
City of Perth Amboy } Ss: Personally appeared this Sixth day
of August 1795 before Andrew Bell Recorder of the City
aforesaid. Jacob Heyer. who being duly sworn depaseth
and Saith that on or about the day of [blank] 1794 he
received on board the Stage Boat called the Polly, of which
he was then Master. a number of Boxes of Arms and other
public Stores to be conveyed by way of South Amboy in
the New Stage to Philadelphia. which were consigned to
Major Hodgdon of the Department of War. And the
Deponent further Saith that the said Boxes were delivered
to him from on board an Albany Sloop. and that three
or four of the Boxes containing Muskets were at the time
of Delivery uncovered. and the said Muskets were in bad
order and very [undecipherable]. And that on account of
the condition they were in, he refused to receive them on
board the said Stage Boat until the Boxes were covered.
which was then done in a very rough manner under the
orders of Captr Sedam —
Sworn the day and year } Jacob Heyer
above written, }
Before me
Andrew Bell
A true Copy taken August 13. 1795
By me —
Patrick Callaghan
Type
Copy of Signed Document
Description
Deposition of Jacob Heyer in which he attests to the fact that three of the four boxes of muskets shipped on board an Albany sloop were uncovered leaving the muskets contained therein in bad order. Hodgdon refused to receive the boxes until they were covered which was done in a rough manner under the orders of Captain Sedam.
Date
08/06/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
City of Perth Amboy
Document number
1795080690003
Page start
5
Note
Enclosed in William Heyer to Colonel Emberg, 08/07/1795.
Notable persons
Jacob Heyer
Colonel Van Emburg
Andrew Bell
Patrick Callaghan
Notable locations
State of New Jersey, City of Perth Amboy