Receipt for Cargo of Pigs & Lead
Document 1795Hodgdon acknowledges receipt from Ebenezer Breed, via Captain Daggot's sloop "Heziah", 131 pigs and 3,196 bars of lead. Together this cargo weighs 15 tons, 704 pounds.
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Philadelphia September 26. 1793. Received of Mr. Ebenezer Breed, for the Sloop Argial, Capt. Daggot, One hundred and thirty one Pigs, and Three thousand one hundred and ninety six Bars of Lead, Weighing together, fifteen Tons, Seven hundred and four Pounds.
131 Pigs } Tons, Cwt. Q. lbs
3,106 a. Bars } Lead, Wt 15. 7. 0. 4.
[signature: Samuel Hodgdon]
Type
Document Signed
Description
Hodgdon acknowledges receipt from Ebenezer Breed, via Captain Daggot's sloop "Heziah", 131 pigs and 3,196 bars of lead. Together this cargo weighs 15 tons, 704 pounds.
Date
09/26/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Document number
1795092628001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Ebenezer Breed
Notable locations
Philadelphia