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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[Cover docket: [undecipherable] / of [undecipherable] / from [undecipherable] [Creek/Breech?] / from [undecipherable] / [26] [undecipherable] 1795.]
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[received / from Dep[artmen]t / [undecipherable date]]
[Marginalia, top-left corner: Sec[retary?] from / [undecipherable] / Nov[ember?]. / W.O[ar Office?].]
Philad.a Sept. 26th 1795. —
Sir,
The Lead per the Schooner Pomona, Capt. Gardner and the Sloop [undecipherable: probable "Regiab"], Capt. Daggot 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 [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] that which their Bills of Lading, and [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
Capt. Gardners Bill of Lading calls for —
[undecipherable: probable "209½"] Pigs} ton cwt. qr. lbs.
1350 Bars} weighing 23.1.3.11 of which
I have received 200½ Pigs, and 1326 Bars, weighing ton. cwt. qr. lbs.
22.4.3.21 — deficient, 9 Pigs, 24 Bars, and cwt. qr. lbs.
16.3.10 of Lead.
Capt. Daggots Bill of Lading calls for —
131 Pigs} ton. cwt. qr. lbs.
3190 Bars} weighing 15.14.1.27 of which I
have received — 131 Pigs, and 3196 Bars, weighing ton. cwt. qr. lbs.
15.7.0.4. — deficient 2 Bars, and cwt. qrs. lbs.
7.1.23 of Lead.
Total received from both Vessels ton. cwt. qr. 37.11.3.[undecipherable]
I am Sir,
Your most Obed.t Serv.t
Jn.o Harris.
Samuel Hodgdon Esq.r
Type
Letter Signed
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

