Teams of Horses to Go to Harpers Ferry
Document 1799Miller has offered to pay Mr. Cochran five dollars per day for a five-horse team and six dollars per day for a six-horse team to go to Harpers Ferry. Captain Bishop says that he made no bargain with Cochran and Miller refuses to give him more than other people. Mr. Harris agrees with this approach.
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[Knoxville — November 99]
[Received / from / State Dept / Nov. 24, 1814]
[499]
Sir
I have offer to pay M'Cohan
5 dolls P day fa fine Horse team & 6 Dolls
P day to the to hire her. The term and
to be paid the Persons that were to go to
Harper ferry — Capt. Orkley informs me
that he [strikethrough: make] no Bargain with him &
I have no idea of giving him more than
other People — Indeed my own opinion
is that he ought not to receive a [undecipherable]
from the Department until it is known
what the [undecipherable] when the [undecipherable]
to Knoxville — This is also Mr. Harris's
opinion who from the information he has
received is sure that Cohan will have to
pay more than the [undecipherable] will be that is
coming to him — I am Sir
Your mo Obt
C G. Mills
Nov 26 — 1799
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Miller has offered to pay Mr. Cochran five dollars per day for a five-horse team and six dollars per day for a six-horse team to go to Harpers Ferry. Captain Bishop says that he made no bargain with Cochran and Miller refuses to give him more than other people. Mr. Harris agrees with this approach.
Date
11/26/1799
Author
Recipient
Document number
1799112680001
Page start
1
Note
Partially illegible.
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
James Miller