Articles of Agreement for provision of rations
Document 1800Articles of Agreement between Samuel Dexter and Edward Thomson, merchant of Philadelphia for the provision of rations at Oswego, Pittsburg, Fort Franklin, LeBouf, Cincinnati; Picuge Town, Loramie's Stores, Fort Defiance, Miami River to Lake Erie.
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Articles of [Agreement]
Made on the [undecipherable] day of [September?] [undecipherable] in [undecipherable] [City?]
Hundred [undecipherable] between [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Secretary [of] the Department of War
of the United States [of America], of the one part, and [Edward?] Thompson
of the City of [Philadelphia] [Merchant?] of the other Part —
[This covenant?] recites that the said [undecipherable] [Trotter?] for
and on behalf of the United States of [America] and the said [Edward?]
Thompson [himself?], his Heirs [Executors?] [Administrators?] [undecipherable], [doth?]
[mutually?] [covenant?] and agree and be [bound?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[Covenant?] and agree to and [with?] [undecipherable] as follows:
[First?] That the [said?] [Edward?] Thompson [his?] [Heirs?] or [Administrators?]
[shall?] [duly?] [furnish?] and [provide?] for the Soldiers [now?] [employed?]
and [hereafter?] to be [employed?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the
[pay?] of the United States from the [first?] [day?] of [October?] [one Thousand?]
[Eight?] Hundred [undecipherable] [to?] the [thirtieth?] [day?] of [September?] [Eighteen?]
[Hundred?] [one?] at the [rate?] of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Cents
Following [undecipherable]:
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] at [Pittsburgh?]
at [Fort Steuben?] at [undecipherable] at [Presqu'isle?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] Posts at [Fort Wayne?] [undecipherable] [Licking?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] for [Contingent?] Store [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] [undecipherable] at [Pittsburgh?]
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] at [Muskingum?] [undecipherable] at [Fort Wayne?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
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[undecipherable] and at any place or places [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
the mouth of the [River?] [Ohio?] and within the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [Twenty?]
Cents —
Should any [rations?] be [required?] at any place or within any
[undecipherable] district [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable]
shall be [undecipherable] [undecipherable] between the person and the [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
but it is to be understood that [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [option?] of the [undecipherable]
to require the delivery of the [rations?] at any of the [enumerated?] places
[which?] [it?] [may?] be [considered?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] at the [Post?] of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] [have?] [required?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
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[undecipherable] when at [Post?] of [Philadelphia?] or at [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] that [undecipherable] there [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] [Demands?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] that [undecipherable] [undecipherable] is
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] at the [lower?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Place [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [Expenses?] of [transport?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
for [undecipherable] —
[undecipherable] That the ration to be furnished [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[Contract?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
one half pound of [butter?] or [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[Quarter?] of [that?] [best?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [flour?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] pounds of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
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[undecipherable] for every [Hundred?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] at the
on [half?] for every [Hundred?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
in [undecipherable] of [full?] [undecipherable] for the [Commanding?] Officer [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
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[undecipherable] [undecipherable] to be [tranque?] in the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
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[Hundred?] dollars [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
of [Preston?] [undecipherable] to receive the same [Stores?] [undecipherable]
they shall be [members?] of the [Store?] [undecipherable] a member in the
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[While?] the [Post?] [lower?] [?] [?] —
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[with?] [?] [?] [?] for [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?]
eight [Pence?] shall [Bonds?] [?] [?] [?] —
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[undecipherable] [That?] the [said?] [Edward?] Thompson, his [Executors?] or [Administrators?]
[shall?] [render?] his [account?] to the [Quarter?] [Office?] [for?] [?] [?] [?]
at [least?] once in every [?] [month?] [agreeably?] to [?] [?]
as [?] [the?] [Comptroller?] of the [Treasury?] may be [established?] and
[made?] [known?] to him —
[Thirteenth?] [There?] [are?] [to be?] [included?] [?] [?] [?] [?] as [necessary?] [?]
[?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [the?] [?] [Surgeon?] [?] [?] [?] [?]
[such?] [?] [?] [?] [if?] [required?] [by?] [the?] [said?] [Issuing?] [?]
[Secretary?] of the [Treasury?] in his [?] [?] [?] [?] the
[Account?] [?] [of the?] [Persons?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] in the [Treasury?]
[?] [?] of the above mentioned [Posts?] [undecipherable]
[Fourteenth?] That [all such?] [Advances?] [?] [money?] as [may?] be [made?] to the said
[Edward?] Thompson [toward?] the [supplies?] to be [?] [furnished?] [?]
in this [Contract?], and all [other?] [sums?] [?] [?] [?] the [Expenditures?]
[of?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] to [authorize?] or [form?] the [?] [?]
[?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?]
[shall?] [refund?] for his [?] [?] [by?] [Ways?] [?] [against?] the [amount?]
of [such?] [supplies?] [?] the [supplies?] at [any?] [other?] to be [?] [?]
[?] [?] [?] after the [Expiration?] of the [Term?] of this [Contract?]
[together?] with an interest at the rate of [?] [?] [?] [?] per annum
from the time of such [Advances?] [until?] the [same?] shall be [actually?]
[paid?] and [?] a [new?] [balance?] shall [be?] [?] [?]
Thompson, his [Executors?] [and?] [Administrators?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?]
[or?] [?] [for?] a [?] [?] of the [Rations?] [?] [?] [?] be [?] [?]
[?] [?] the [government?] [?] [?] [shall?] be [immediately?] [?] and
[?] [?]
[?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?]
shall be [given?] for [?] [?] [?] [?] of the [minute?] [?] [?] [?]
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[?] [?] all [such?] [indebted?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [established?] [?] or [?] before the [last?] [day?]
of [September?] [?] by [Virtue?] of the [said?] [Agreement?] [?] [?] [?] [?]
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[Second?] That the [?] [?] shall be [held?] in the [presence?] of the [Commissary?]
[Office?] of the [?] and [the?] [party?] of the [Second?] Part or [his?] [agent?] [?]
[to?] [separate?] [receipts?] [?] [?] [?] [?] the [?] [party?] of the [United?] [?] or
[his?] [agent?], to give [them?] [the?] [Penalty?] and [liability?] [?] each [?] [?]
[?] [?] [Of?] the [Bonds?] of the [second?] [Party?] [?] and [to?] be [?] [?] [States?]
for and [?] the [Supplies?] [?] shall [be?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?]
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[?] [?] [Laws?] of the [United?] [State?]
[Fourth?] That the [Posts?] of the [second?] [Party?] shall [?] [?] all [the?] [?]
[?] [?] [?] [?] [Herein?] of the [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?]
[following?] [?] [?]
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[four?] [pounds?] [and?] a [quarter?] of [candy?] [or two?] [pounds?] [of?] [salt?] [butter?]
or [two?] [Pounds?] [of?] [ground?] [?] [?] [?]; [half?] [?] [?]
of [two?] [pounds?] of [candles?] [for?] [?] [?]; [?] [?] [?] [?]
[daily?]; one [half?] [pint?] of [vinegar?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?]
[daily?]; one [half?] [pound?] of [soap?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?]
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Type
Document
Description
Articles of Agreement between Samuel Dexter and Edward Thomson, merchant of Philadelphia for the provision of rations at Oswego, Pittsburg, Fort Franklin, LeBouf, Cincinnati; Picuge Town, Loramie's Stores, Fort Defiance, Miami River to Lake Erie.
Date
09/04/1800
Author
Recipient
Repository
Collection
Document number
1800090490001
Page start
1
Note
Illegible Text -
Notable persons
Samuel Dexter
Edward Thomson
commanding general
merchant
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Oswego
Pittsburg
Fort Franklin
LeBouf
Cincinnati
Picuge Town
Loramie's Stores
Fort Defiance
Miami River
Lake Erie.
Notable items
rations
supplies
contract

