Return for the month of September 1795 from Isaac Garretson clerk ship yard Baltimore
Document 1795Garretson encloses return for month of September. Notes that with greatest difficulty he has procured the measurement of timber and plank.
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[Endorsed: Isaac Garretson / Baltimore — 1795 / Rect Octd ... 1795 / Enclos'd returns]
[Address leaf: BALT. OC. 1 / Samuel Hodgdon Esqr / Superintendent of Military & Naval Stores / Philadelphia]
Sir Baltimore Septemr 30th 1795
Enclos'd is my return for the month of September and with the greatest difficulty I have procured the measurement of the Timber & plank the contents of which were not carried out in the Mos of July & Augt which I now subjoin — there Still remains some plank the contents of which I cannot yet ascertain, but hope to do it Shortly. with Respect
I remain — Your Humble Servant
Isaac Garretson
July 7 21 logs. White Oak Conts 501 [feet]
14 18 do — do — do — do — 171 do
Augt 24 22 do — do — do — do 1065 [?]
31 19 do — do — do — do 765
80 do do 2502
Augt 3 77 pieces 4 In N O Plank Conts 3236 - 6
8 77 do — 4 I. do — do — do — 3365
20 183 do — 4 In. do do — do 8026 - 8
23 32 do — do — do — do — do 3443 - 5
419 do do do 18071 - 7
31 138 pieces 3 In No Plank do 5560 — 1
Saml Hodgdon Esqre
Type
Autograph Letter
Description
Garretson encloses return for month of September. Notes that with greatest difficulty he has procured the measurement of timber and plank.
Date
09/30/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Baltimore
Document number
1795093080001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Isaac Garretson
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Notable items
returns
timber
plank

