Difference between the Amount Counted & the Bills of Lading
Document 1795The lead transported on board Captain Gardner's sloop "Pomona" and Captain Daggot's sloop "Heziah" is received. The pigs and bars have been weighed and counted and there appears to be a significant difference between the amount counted and the amount shown on the bill of lading. The bill of lading for each vessel is shown.
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[Endorsement on reverse: [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Baltimore / [undecipherable] Creek / from [undecipherable: probable reading "N. Hopkins"] / 28[undecipherable] [undecipherable] 1795]
[Subm. from [undecipherable] Nov. [undecipherable] P.O.]
Philad. Sept. 26th 1795. —
Sir,
The lead per the Schooner [undecipherable: probable reading "Pamonata"] Gardner and the Sloop Rezink, Capt. Dazzot is received. the Pigs and Bars have been carefully weighed and counted. — There appears a very material difference between the Quantity which I have received and that which their Bills of Lading and [undecipherable] specify.
Capt. Gardners Bill of Lading calls for —
21 ½ [undecipherable] Tons Cwt. Qrs. lbs.
1350 Bars, weighing 23. 1. 3. 11 of which
I have received 200 ½ Pigs and 1326 Bars, weighing
Tons Cwt. Qrs. lbs.
22. 4. 3. 21 — deficient 9 ½ pigs, 24 Bars, and
Cwt. Qrs. lbs.
16. 3. 10 of Lead
Capt. Dazzott Bill of Lading calls for —
131 ½ Pigs Tons Cwt. Qrs. lbs.
3190 Bars, weighing 15. 14. 1. 27 of which I
have received 131 Pigs, and 3196 Bars, weighing
Tons Cwt. Qrs. lbs. Ditto
15. 7. 0. 4 — deficient 2 Bars, and 7. 1. 23 of lead.
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Description
The lead transported on board Captain Gardner's sloop "Pomona" and Captain Daggot's sloop "Heziah" is received. The pigs and bars have been weighed and counted and there appears to be a significant difference between the amount counted and the amount shown on the bill of lading. The bill of lading for each vessel is shown.
Date
09/26/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Document number
1795092680001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
John Harris
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Notable items
tons
bars
vessels

