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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[Address panel: Samuel Hodgdon Esqr / [undecipherable]]
[Docket, upper right corner: [undecipherable] January [undecipherable] 1799 / [undecipherable] / Easton / [undecipherable] forwarding / 2 Hogsheads [undecipherable] / [undecipherable]]
[undecipherable] on Monday a Waggener left two Hogsheads of m[undecipherable]
Stores & chest of arms, in my care with a letter directed [undecipherable]
Capt James Read Easton Pennoglivania, Capt. Read ma[undecipherable]
his men to West point the beginning of Nov[undecipherable]r Last, wh[undecipherable]
is about 100 miles distance from this place —
The Stores I can forward at any time, having
agreed with a waggener for the Transportation w[undecipherable]
will be fifty two Dollars, You will please to direc[undecipherable]
what you wish to have done with them — I am
Sir, your obt Sert.
[undecipherable signature]
Samuel Hodgdon Esqr
Easton Janry. 28th 1799
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
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

