Preservation of Supplies, Board for McHarris
Document 1799McHarris and two clerks to receive rooms for five dollars. Status of supplies recounted.
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Hire Clerks at 5 Dollars pr month [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
and they may stay as long as they please — I am
able to procure for the Lebanon at by furnishing them
a room at 5 Dollars pr months — also an office
for Mr Morris if he is unable to accept it — The
Tents can be obtained & manufactured here as low or
lower than in your City — I am with
much respect
Yr obt St
P. Hunt
Lambt Septembr 4, 1799
Sir
I have inclosed you the Invoices & will thank you to sign the receipts on one & forward it to me by return of Mail I am also requested to inform you that there was eighty private Shirts furnished more than your Compliment which you will please to have packed up & forwarded to me by first safe conveyance to Trenton directed to me I am with much respect and Esteem
Your Most Huml St
Peter Hunt
Lieut John G Macwharter
Lambt Octobr 7 1799
Sir
I have this day forwarded to your address via South Amboy by nine Hhds containing Publick clothing to be by you forwarded to Fort Adams Fort Stoddard &c &c and the course of the present week shall forward a [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] & quantity more with the Invoices I forward to you by way of Paulus Hook two Medicine Chests by [undecipherable] last Sunday which were left with Mr [undecipherable: Short] at the Ferry House in consequence of your being out of New York — since which I wrote you making enquiries for their arrival and as yet am not favoured with your answer
I am with much respt
Yr Most Hl St
P Hunt
Coll Ebenezer Stevens
Agt for the War Dept
New York
Type
Letterbook Copy
Description
McHarris and two clerks to receive rooms for five dollars. Status of supplies recounted.
Date
08/29/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Lamberton
Collection
Document number
1799082955055
Page start
46
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Peter Hunt
McHarris
clerks
Notable locations
Lamberton
New Jersey
housing
Notable items
tents
labors
cleaned
mended

