Forwarding Military Stores to James Read
Document 1799An engineer left two hogsheads of military stores and a chest of arms with a letter to Captain James Read of Easton, Pennsylvania. Captain Read and his men were posted to West Point, about 100 miles from Easton. The stores can be forwarded any time since an agreement has been negotiated with a wagoner to provide transportation for a fee of $52.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
An engineer left two hogsheads of military stores and a chest of arms with a letter to Captain James Read of Easton, Pennsylvania. Captain Read and his men were posted to West Point, about 100 miles from Easton. The stores can be forwarded any time since an agreement has been negotiated with a wagoner to provide transportation for a fee of $52.
Date
01/28/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Easton
Repository
Document number
1799012880101
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Hodgdon to Erb, 02/06/1799.
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Lawrence Erb
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Easton