Receipt for delivery of fire engine to Harpers Ferry
Document 1799Glendening received fire engine from John Wilkins Jr., Quarter Master General per agent James Miller. Glendening promises to deliver a carriage to John Mackey at Harpers Ferry.
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[Voucher N° 65
Invoice of
one Fire Engine
forwarded: to Harp-
Ferry pr Jn. Glandining]
[S. Philada Sept. 22. 1799 [undecipherable] with him [undecipherable] &
to Place to Settle the McGreg[or?] [undecipherable]
with the Beaver [undecipherable] John [undecipherable] Company
yr Nimble [undecipherable]
James Miller Effr Towntown]
Invoice of Public Stores delivered the Quarter Master General for Transportation to Harpers Ferry forwarded pr J. Glandinings Waggon to the Address of John Mackey Esqr
receiv'd August 22 1799 —
1 Fire Engine Compt. in good Order
Jhn. Mackey
Philada Augt 9th 1799
Recd from John Wilkins Junr D.Q.M.Genl pr James Miller Agt the above mentioned Engine in Good order which I promise to deliver it like good order to John Mackey Esqr Harpers Ferry the Carriage being Twenty dollars to be pd by pr Js. Miller here — I signd duplicate
John Glendining
Type
Document Signed
Description
Glendening received fire engine from John Wilkins Jr., Quarter Master General per agent James Miller. Glendening promises to deliver a carriage to John Mackey at Harpers Ferry.
Date
08/09/1799
Sent from
Philadelphia
Document number
1799080990001
Page start
1
Notable persons
John Glendining
James Miller
John McGregor
Quartermaster General
John Mackey
John Wilkins Jr
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Harpers Ferry
Trentown
Trenton
Notable items
fire engine
public stores
transportation
wagon
carriage

