Remarks on Received Returns
Document 1796Returns received by Hodgdon discussed, if Hodgdon wished any alterations Hunt requested he be informed.
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Lamberton August 13 179[undecipherable]
Lieutenant J. Potts
I wrote you on the 9 July 1795 in answer to yours of the 5th of the same month in which I have had no further account and I find you have a duplicate I have seen the above letter was written Special orders to billets in what Public property remains retaint Your having the amount of the horse in the hands of any person in the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] one will answer every purpose.
I am with Respect
Yours &ca
[undecipherable: Pete Hunt]
Lieutt Potts Lamberton 9 July 179[undecipherable]
I have your favour of the 5 current by which I discover the long description not right neither are the [undecipherable] price of the horse I have no doubt that yours may be my information in a complaint but respecting the [undecipherable] of your money forwarding ye [undecipherable] by [undecipherable] will close the [undecipherable]
I am &ca
[undecipherable: Pete Hunt]
Lamberton August 16 179[undecipherable]
Cap. [undecipherable: Robert Bunion]
I wrote you on the 22 June 1795 wherein I requested you would send me the horse you [or] an account of [Port?] that you drew from the U.S. when on the written expedition in which has not been complied with I have special [undecipherable] to close my Accounts with the U.S. for property furnished the [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
I am with Respect
Yours &ca
Pete Hunt
Lieutenant Thompson Lamberton [undecipherable]
I wrote you on the [undecipherable] June 1795 requesting you would send me the horse or the amount of [undecipherable] had [undecipherable] by an answer I have been [undecipherable] my accounts with the U States for [undecipherable] furnished to [undecipherable] Militia on the late written expedition which cannot be done until all the property is accounted [for] I have no doubt but you will accomplish this [undecipherable] without delay.
I am
Your [undecipherable] H Servant
Pete Hunt
Lamb: January 1778
Color Samuel Hodgdon
Sir
I have mailed you by Post the returns of Public Store on hand [at] this post up to this day, also my account for expiditions this last year. You will observe that I have sent you a Copy of a [undecipherable] on the [undecipherable] Cannon and the [undecipherable] with their apparatus not having [undecipherable] has allowed me to [undecipherable] the Copy [undecipherable] I have long since had expectations that you would have given me order to have [undecipherable] there or then [undecipherable] removed them the [undecipherable] late on the Western Expedition. The persons who now hold their refuse to give them up alledging that they ought to be paid for keeping them and in several [undecipherable] they have not [undecipherable] them away. There is also in this state very considerable quantities of arms and Stores deposited in the hands of the Officers [undecipherable] and they are [undecipherable] willing to deliver them up [undecipherable] I was to send for them [undecipherable] the expense of [undecipherable] them. I am inclined to [undecipherable] by inserting an advertisement in our Papers them things [undecipherable] to be brought [undecipherable] [undecipherable] shall be in time. I am with most respect
in [undecipherable] in the days at which
[undecipherable] we will close our [undecipherable]
Your [undecipherable] H. [undecipherable: signature]
Type
Letterbook Copy
Description
Returns received by Hodgdon discussed, if Hodgdon wished any alterations Hunt requested he be informed.
Date
03/07/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Lamberton
Collection
Document number
1796030755055
Page start
29
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Peter Hunt
Notable locations
Lamberton
New Jersey
Notable items
returns
notes
issues
receipts

